The United States is considered to be a federalist system of government
because:
A. the Constitution allows each state complete freedom to determine
its internal form of government.
B. the executive branch distributes power to many different
bureaucratic offices.
C. there's a separation of powers between the executive, legislative,
and judicial branches.
D. early political leaders, such as James Madison called themselves federalists.
E. National and state governments, each have power in specific areas of government activity.