Context: Think about the name of the United States of America. As the name shows, the country has both a united national government and a collection of state governments. In the following questions, you will learn about the relationship between the national government and state governments. You will also learn about how state and local governments work.
Many countries have both a national government and state governments. However, these countries divide power differently between the national and state governments. The table below describes three different systems for dividing power. Look at the table. Then answer the question below.
The United States has a federal system. Based on these definitions, which of these statements would most likely be made by a person who lives under a federal system?
A. Both my state and national government officials have power over important issues.
B. I only pay attention to state politics since the national government has almost no power.
C. My national government officials decide most issues that come up.
From the given choices, pick the correct answer and respond by indicating the letter of the correct option.

A