FEDERAL: is the national government of the United States, a republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories. The federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the federal courts, respectively. The powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of Congress, including…
The United States has always gone by a federal system of government where there are two tiers: state and national. Americans have always believed this is the best way to run a nation however, it can be proven that a unitary government can work just as well if not better. There is a trend in statistics of federal and unitary governments that proves the overall health of a nation is higher in a unitary government. These factors include life expectancy, infant mortality, and access to drinking…
Federalism is compromise essential for the creation of the country. It can be seen as a compromise between the extreme concentration of power and a loose confederation of independent states for governing a variety of people usually in a large expanse of territory. The balance between big and small government is something that has shifted since the conception of our country. While in theory one could argue that both sides sound like feasible solutions to many political and social issues, finding…
Interest groups exist in order to protect the people within their groups in many ways including through influencing governments. These groups exist for everything from aboriginal issues, to peace, and women’s issues. Within the concept of “interest groups”, they are split up into categories:“economic” or “non-economic”. Economic groups work for professional or personal gain, compared to groups that instead focus solely on goods that help society as a whole rather than individual people. Some…
The United States remains one of the most influential countries in the world due to its governmental structure. This is because America’s federal government ensures distribution of power with checks and balances in order to preserve equality. Federalism, however, is not the best government system for the United States. Although a federal government or Unitary government may seem plausible, a Confederate government is best suited for America because it ensures fortified units/states, encourages…
After the revolutionary war the newly formed united states still had a major task ahead of them. They had to form a government that would help the satisfy the people's needs and demands. So the government created a system that would help solve many problems. This system would help protect people and also create a strong central government. The articles of confederation was the Untied States first attempt at creating a democratic government. Meaning instead of giving power to the central…
POG 100 - PROPOSAL This proposal will rebuttal against the resolved issue of Week 6: “State break up is better than federalism in resolving internal state conflict.” Neither the concepts of economic dispute nor social injustice can fully explain the cause of state breakups. This essay argues the reasons why state breakup is not better than federalism to resolve state conflict because it leaves a majority of negative impacts, such as, corruption of state, revocation of citizenship rights and…
the articles of confederation could not let the government raise the revenue to pay the 4 million dollar revolutionary war debt, nor could they raise an Army or build a Navy with which to protect the frontier or any shipping costs. Congress could raise money by asking states for funds, borrowing from foreign…
In 1776 the Second Continental Congress began to draft the plans for the government of the new nation that would be formed after the colonies gained their independance. The plan that the congress created is called the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation created a confederal form of government, consisting of a loose union of 13 states, each with their own governments. However, despite the founder’s good intentions the government formed under the Articles of confederation is…
A federal system of government is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and state and local governments. There are many different types of government ranging from monarchy, dictatorship, constitutional government, and a few other ones. The United States of America uses the federal system of government because the framers of the constitution thought it would unify the states together for common goals without taking the states individual independence…