The United States Constitution sets out that the United States as a federal government and that the states, like North Carolina and New Jersey and California, also have the ability to create rules and regulations within its states. This form of government means there are US laws and state laws, US vourts and state courts, and US government agencies and state government agencies. This system of government is referred to as: a. Federalism b. Kleptocracy c. Socialist Democracy d. Democracy e. Authoritarian