Why do states want to have
more power than the federal government?

to provide more power to its people and be able to do more. Mainly so the federal government can't regulate them as much and keep them from passing certain policies.

frederick the great and the war of austrian succession. frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. he also declared himself king of bohemia, and maria theresa sent troops to retake bohemia. in august he led 80,000 of these men across the frontier into bohemia, his