Why might a state (smaller) government want to limit the power of a national (bigger) government?

The people of are overwhelmingly arab but are divided by religion.

What does a most-favored-nation (mfn) status mean? a country pays the same tariffs as those paid by all mfn countries. a country has a special exemption from all tariffs in the united states. a country has special licensing agreements with u.s. corporations. a country is exempt from product standards that make it expensive for goods to be imported.

The citizens if the united states live and work in a