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Constitution And The Federal System

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A constitution is a legal document that states what a government is allowed to do and how the government can do it. It also defines government structures proposing different bodies and agencies an example being the three branches (legislature, executive, judiciary). The constitution is an important document specifically to countries with federal systems. A federal system is one where the states get their authority from the people instead of relying on national government. (Geer et al. 71). Constitutions are specifically important to countries with federal systems because they prevent national governments from having too much power, one of the main reasons a federal system exists. A constitution can be amended in two ways; Congress can propose

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