What gave limited power to the central government of Mexico and more power to the states?

• A. The Plan of Iguala
• B. The Mexican Constitution of 1824
• C. The Constitution of 1917
• D. The Law of April 6, 1830

Answer: (B)

Federalism is the idea behind this question. The Constitution of 1824 created a federal system in which most authority rested with the states. The central government had only a limited set of powers—defense, foreign relations, and other national matters—while states could govern local affairs, run their own governments, and make laws as long as they stayed within the federal framework. This division meant the central authority was weaker, and the states held more sovereignty. The other options don’t describe this balance: the Plan of Iguala dealt with independence and monarchy terms, the Law of April 6, 1830 pushed toward centralization, and the Constitution of 1917 came later and while reformist, operated within a federal system rather than handing more power to the central government.