The term federalism describes:.1. powers granted to the national government by the U. S. Constitution 2. the collection of laws, treaties3. programs governing relationships with other nations 4. a legal division of authority between the national, state, and local governments 5. powers granted to the state governments by the U. S. Constitution

The term federalism describes a legal division of authority between the national, state, and local governments.

Federalism can be described as a type of government in which the power is divided between the national government and other governmental units. It contrasts with a unitary government, in which a central authority holds the power, and a confederation, in which states, for example, are clearly dominant.

"social stratification refers to the way people are ranked and ordered in society. in western societies, stratification is primarily seen and understood as a result of socioeconomic status, which produces a hierarchy in which access to resources, and possession of them, increases from the lower to the upper strata"