Government Structure
Match each principle with the phrase that best defines it.
the federal system
Power is divided between state, local,
and federal governments
constitutional democracy
Government power is limited and based
on popular vote.
branches of government
Power is divided among legislative,
executive, and judicial branches.

answer: the time zones used to be whatever the local authority wanted them to be. one town might have 6am whenever the sun came up and another town had 6am 10 minutes later.  

the trains had a hard time when their orders said to be at a certain point at 6am.  

6am, but who's 6am.  

the railroads got together and set the time zones more or less along the longitude lines across the country.

explanation:

the british they shot them