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The Constitution/ of the United States/ divides/ government power/ between the national government/ and state governments./
The name/ for this division of power/ is/ “federalism.”/
Federalism is
We call/ the Founding Fathers/ who wrote/ the Constitution/ the “Framers”/ of the
Constitution./ The Framers wanted/ to limit/ the powers/ of the government,/ so they separated/ the powers/ into three branches:/ executive,/ legislative,/ and judicial./
The Constitution explains/ the power/ of each branch./ The Constitution also includes/ changes and additions,/ called “amendments.”/
The first 10 amendments