In order to maintain itself, federalism
a. must be ordered by a court with proper jurisdiction.
b. must be voted into existence by the people.
c. cannot coexist within a democracy.
d. generally requires the existence of a central government tier and a subnational tier of government, with each tier assigned its own significant powers.
e. requires that the government recognize the sovereignty of the central states.
ANS: D
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