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The US Constitution established the Federal system of government. The best way to describe the Federal system of government is that it is a shared power of government between the nation and the states.
The framers of the U.S. Constitution advocated that the power of government would be limited. They ensured this by providing:
supreme courtThe government body responsible for interpreting the United States Constitution is the federal courts of the Judicial Branch.
A federal system of government is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and local (state) governments. The Constitution of the United States established the federal system, also known as federalism. Under federalism, each level of government has sovereignty in some areas and shares powers in other areas. For example: both the federal and state governments have the power to tax. Only the federal government can declare war.
The ideas of checks and balances are displayed in Federalist #51 through the system of government established by the Constitution. This system includes the separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well as the system of checks and balances between the different levels of government.