What Led to the Creation of American Federalism

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Multiple Choice

What led to the creation of American federalism?

• A) It was a middle-ground solution between the failed experiment of the Articles of Confederation and the creation of a unitary government, which would look like Britain's.
• B) It was modeled after the French system because the Articles of the Confederation had failed and the Americans were unwilling to go back to a British way of life.
• C) It was as close to the British system as possible without actually remaining a part of Great Britain.
• D) American federalism became the only option that the framers could justify to the states because it resembled the Articles of Confederation.
• E) The Articles of Confederation were a proving ground for American federalism, as the system worked well. The framers of the Constitution changed only a few elements of the Articles of Confederation.