The People. I think the people have lost sight of this, and some administrations have as well.
it gives states power to create local governments
Police Power
If a central government runs a nation, it is called a unitary state. In a unitary system, most of the political power is concentrated in the central government, which may delegate authority to local governments but retains the ultimate decision-making power. This contrasts with federal systems, where power is divided between central and regional governments.
This is called Federalism
The answer to this question heavily depends on what society we are talking about. In modern history, since the enlightenment, it is widely believed that governments derive their power from the people whom they govern. This has not always been the case, however, when history shows us that many governments thought they derived their authority to govern from divine right or heritage, or both.
it gives states power to create local governments
Police Power
it is boring
The US Constitution.
The US Constitution.
The US Constitution.
that power is collectively recognized by society as legally and morally correct. authority
The authority and power of goberment comes from God
The specific power granted exclusively to the federal government and not to state governments is the authority to declare war.
federal
Balanced the power between the federal and state governments.
The people that they control and their willingness to support the government.