Under federalism, power is divided between national and state governments. Both levels have their own agencies and officials, and pass laws that directly affect citizens. This was devised because the people were afraid to give all the power to a central government, federalism offered a middle ground on the subject. Montesquieu believed in a separation of powers consisting of three branches, the federal government consisting of a legislative, executive and judicial branch. Each philosophy further separated the power of the federal government, making it so that each branch keeps the other in check, as with each citizen keeping the government under check. Montesquieu balanced the branches, the separation of power balance the government
Columbus would receive all of the following rewards for his discovery except:
control of all discovered lands
title of Admiral of the Ocean Seas
one-tenth of all discovered riches
Consider this statement about the theme of this myth:
What appears to be a problem may actually be a benefit.
Click or tap ONE set of underlined sentences on page 1 or 2 that provides support for this theme.