Dual federalism

There are roughly _4000_ political action committees (PACs) in the United States. Congress's strength as a policymaking institution includes its ability to represent a wide range of interests, capacity for compromise and negotiation, responsiveness to local interests. Economic groups have an advantage over non-economic groups because they have greater access to financial resources About 90% percent of all PAC contributions go to the incumbents. According to James Madison, the source of most…

There are 90,000 local governments in the United States and all of them are under the control of a respected state government. When there is a dispute between local and state government, judges usually follow Dillon’s Rule, which states that the local government is the creation of the state. This ideology is different from Fordham’s Rule and Cooley’s rule, which give more power to the local governments. Dillon’s rule is important because of its impact on city and other local government and how…

After Shay’s Rebellion proved that the Articles of Confederation were ineffective and unable to manage the states and it’s people. It was evident that a new form of government needed to be crafted. But what kind of government and how should it operate? These were the types of questions that the Federalists and the Anti-Federalist grappled with and argued over, for many years. The Anti-Federalists and the Federalists both took inspiration from men like John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes and…

On July 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the 13 colonies, to break free of Great Britain. This declaration became the foundation of the United States of America, declaring that all men are to have their natural rights. These natural rights are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The First settlers were Englishmen and Europeans who rejected the British Monarchy, which was the highest class due to inheritance. Settlers fleeing to the new world, (which is now North…

Having such a large number of tribes and ethnic groups can cause instability within a state. “Ethnic Federalism and Its Potential to Dismember the Ethiopian State” a journal article written by Assefa Mehretu, provides an overview of the history and progress within Ethiopia’s tribal states and ethnic divisions. Mehretu discusses divisive architecture of hegemonic…