Question

questions 21 through 24 refer to the following. the preservation of the states in a certain degree of agency is indispensable. it will produce that collision between the different authorities which should be wished for in order to check each other. to attempt to abolish the states altogether, would degrade the councils of our country, would be impracticable, would be ruinous. john dickinson compared the proposed national system to the solar system, in which the states were the planets, and ought to be left to move freely in their proper orbits. if the state governments were excluded from all agency in the national one, and all power drawn from the people at large, the consequence would be, that the national government would move in the same direction as the state governments now do, and would run into all the same mischiefs troubles. john dickinson, delegate from delaware, summary of a speech at the constitutional convention from the notes of james madison, 1787. question 22: the principle of federalism embodied in the united states constitution had most in common with which of the following earlier aspects of british colonial government? a the autonomy of colonial legislatures from great britain b the absence of colonial representation in parliament c the enforcement of commercial regulations by british officials d the authority of the king over his colonial governors

Explanation:

Federalism in the US Constitution emphasizes a division of power between the national and state - level governments. The autonomy of colonial legislatures from Great Britain also represents a form of self - governance at a local level within a larger system, similar to how states have a degree of agency within the US federal system. The other options (lack of colonial representation in Parliament, commercial regulation enforcement, and king's authority over governors) do not relate to the concept of local self - governance and power division like federalism.

Answer:

A. The autonomy of colonial legislatures from Great Britain