Question

why did the authors of the constitution create a federal system of government rather than a unitary system?
the feared a national government was too powerful
they did not trust the state governments
they wanted to limit the role of the people in government
they had seen how inefficient a weak national government was under the articles of confederation
question 24
what system of government has the strongest national government?
confederal
federal
unitary
parliamentary

Explanation:

For the first question, the framers of the Constitution created a federal system because they had seen the inefficiencies of the weak national government under the Articles of Confederation and wanted a balance between a strong national government and state - level autonomy. They didn't fear a national government being too powerful in the context of creating a federal system, they didn't distrust state governments in the sense of choosing federalism over unitary, and they didn't want to limit the people's role. For the second question, in a unitary system, the national government has the most power as it can make decisions that directly affect all levels of governance within the country. In a confederal system, the states or regions have more power, in a federal system power is divided between national and state governments, and a parliamentary system is about the relationship between the legislative and executive branches rather than the strength of the national government in comparison to other systems.

Answer:

Question 23: They had seen how inefficient a weak national government was under the Articles of Confederation
Question 24: Unitary