Federalism was the framers' compromise between independent states with little connecting them and a

a) division of powers
b) monarchical form of government
c) powerful central government
d) commander in chief

Federalists or framers are the people who favored the structure of constitution. Framers upheld that people should hold huge say in government’s formulation of policies.

Federalists framed articles of confederation which provided undue powers to the independent states while the central or union government is vested with limited powers.

They believed in limited government and people’ opinions can be reflected in public policies while the central government exercises limited powers. Hence, framers settled with federalism.

d. direct

the growing interconnectedness of the world through communication, trade, and the exchange of ideas is an important theme in the history of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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