1. What is federalism?

Federalism is a method of government that allows two or more entities to share control over the same geographic region. In the U.S., this means that the federal government, state governments and local entities share powers over the citizens.

france,russia and prussia had absolute monarchy and it meant:

no sharing of powerbuild large large militaryestablish religious uniformity..

when louis xiv inherited the throne, he was able to serve as his chief minister.louis xiv ruled as an absolute monarch.