The States created the Federal Government and the States have the power to change it via a Constitutional Convention. This convention could create several new amendments that would severely limit the responsibilities and power of the Federal Government. I’d also like to see a new amendment which would allow the states to nullify any court action that is clearly contrary to the original meaning as written by the founders.
It may seem quixiotic to propose a constitutional convention, but in the ‘60s, an effort was made came close to obtaining the permission of two-thirds of the states to command the calling of such permission. I think it was the scotus decision forcing the states to base representation in its upper chambers on population. IAC, it CAN be done if the political will is there. My doubts arise from the complacency in in the reddest of states.
It is a compund government created through a compound process. The state legislatures did not create the federal government. There were special constitutional conventions with representative chosen by the people of each state for that task. That is so that the people would remain the prime authority for the delegation of power. They removed a portion of the power they had delegated to the sovereign states under the Confederation and revested that power with the new federal government.