What is the form of government that splits its power geographically according to the rule that power resides in an alliance of independent states with a central government holding limited powers such as defense and foreign commerce?

Confederation

Explanation:

Confederation refers to a system of government where independent states forms an alliance to make a central government for a common purpose. The central government has limited power possesses little authority to act on its own. The Confederate government can only handle matters such as defense and foreign commerce that the member states have assigned to it because power lies with the independent states.

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