The original intent of Federalism was to avoid giving all the governing power to a small group of legislators in the national government. Allowing each state to have its own constitution represents the division of power between the states and federal government.
D. It represents the division of power between the states and federal government.
Explanation:
Federalism refers to the sharing or balance of power between the state governments and the national government. State governments have a lot of power over their state, like providing licenses and running elections. The national government has a balance of power, which prevents it from abusing its power onto the citizens.
The term "Federalism" has a lot to do with the United States Constitution, even though it is never directly mentioned. This is because Federalists were the main people who pushed for the United States Constitution, while Anti-Federalists were the ones who supported the weak first constitution, the Articles of Confederation.
Federalism is an important way of sharing the power between the state level and the national level, preventing bad occurrences from happening both ways. If the national government had too much power, something like "taxation without representation" with Great Britain could happen again. If the state governments had too much power, the government and country would become weak, like what happened under the Articles of Confederation.
