Relationship btw National and Federal Governments: Federal

a centralized government where all of the powers are held by one,

single, central agency. The central government can create local units; however, the local units only have

those powers that the central government gives to them

An alliance of independent states. The central government, or confederate

government, only handles matters that the independent states assign to it

Is a system of government that divides the powers of the

government on a territorial basis between a national, or central, government, and several regional

governments, typically referred to as States

Congress

The founding fathers

George Washington's ghost

The U.S. Constitution

Federal

Confederal

Unitary

Federal

Confederal

Unitary

Federal

Confederal

Unitary

That National governments always have greater power in all areas over the State government

Certain powers are assigned to the National government and

other powers are assigned to the States. Each of the levels of government has its own areas of authority.

That the National and State powers have equal but separate power

That the State powers are always focused on issues such as foreign relations and war with other countries