| A | B |
| judicial | interprets the law(courts)Supreme Court |
| legislative | makes laws Congress |
| executive | enforces the law President |
| Articles of Confederation | weaknesses in articles of confederation brought to the fore the need for a defined national gov. |
| federalist | favored a strong central government |
| antifederalist | favored states rights |
| shared powers | concurrent or shared powers by state and federal gov. |
| 10th amednment | reserved power for the states |