Some powers belong to only the federal government, some belong only to states, and some are shared is known as... *
federalism
popular sovereignty
checks and balances
rule of law
This is federalism. Federalism is the federal and states power are separated. Popular sovereignty is about who has the most votes. Checks and balances is to make sure the 3 branches of government have the same amount of power. The rule of law simply doesn’t make sense.