Government In 18th Century America

While some may believe that a reversal to a government more in line with 18th century America would be beneficial, I think that we would come to the same conclusion they did: there needs to be a central leading, unbiased and unifying branch in the government. By having an executive branch of government at the federal level, the state and local levels have more time and resources available to focus on the daily life of their citizens. The loss of that executive branch would cause disarray at every other level of government. And that result would be magnified 50 times, as it would be happening at the same time in every state.
If there was no federal government, would our currency have any worth? Would it differ from state to state? The Treasury Department and any federal regulation on banks would cease to exist. …show more content…
There would be no federal taxes, no regulations on trade – at the interstate and international levels. Who would step in to help resolve legal matters that involve a transfer across state or country borders? The Food and Drug Administration would also no longer exist, and there would no federal inspection process or accountability system. Also, federal income tax would no longer be deducted from our paychecks. While this at least seems beneficial, consider this against the termination of Social Security and Medicare. Closing these programs would not only immediately throw thousands of Americans in dire straits, it would also overburden an already bogged down health care system. The lower class would grow