Applying Knowledge: Why is an equal balance of power between the state and federal government needed?

An equal balance of power between the state and the federal government is needed because if the federal government has too much power, the country will turn into a dictatorship. If the individual states have too much power, there will be no federal government, and the country would separate.

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the secretary of state, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate, is the president's chief foreign affairs adviser. the secretary carries out the president's foreign policies through the state department and the foreign service of the united states.

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