Federalism appealed to the framers of the Constitution because it:?

Question

retained state traditions and local power while it established a strong national government.
allowed the states to control the process of government decision making.
did not change the status quo.
was acceptable to the British Parliament.

Answer 1

Federalism also appeals to constructionist Republicans who feel that dissemination of power among the states is the best way to ensure self-culpability and sufficiency as well as reinforcing the idea that the most effective check on power is the distribution of that power.

Ronald Reagan based his presidency upon Federalist ideas.

Answer 2

British rulers did not dare to take away the traditional rights and privileges of the trading companies because the wealth and prosperity of the British Empire then depended on their trade. And the successful trade of these companies depended upon the charters given their colonists. Experience showed that better government was obtained by granting the colonists a certain amount of self-government.

When the British government began to limit the rights of the colonists to govern themselves, coloial leaders purposely studied the works of ancient and modern political writers in order to establish more firmly their belief that governments should be "of the people, by the people, and for the people." Thus, forming self-government.