Aminority of southern whites owned slaves, and a. non slaveholders held most political power b. slavery had little impact on the lives of most whites c the remainder were middle class successful small farmers d. this minority exercised tremendous economic and political power

Two of these describe "federalism." (choose two answers) select one or more: a. the national government absolutely controls all state governments. b. power is shared by the national and state governments. c. state governments exercise absolute power over the national government. d. it is a compromise meant to eliminate the disadvantages of a "unitary" and a "confederate" system.