Federalism

As our forefathers departed England to establish this new land, one of the original drivers was to allow many individual freedoms that were not allowed in England. Therefore, the U. S. Constitution was created to give the people freedoms that were not allowed in England and also to provide protections not provided for in their type of government. The tensions and conflict arose in the process of balancing the needs for individual freedoms with the need for the overall rule of law in the new…

the major challenge that the Founding Fathers needed to reconcile was how to make 13 individual sovereign states into one functioning unit without infringing on the States right to govern their own citizens. James Madison, a staunch supporter of federalism, wrote in his The Federalist No. 10 “that no man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity (Dolbeare & Cummings, 2010, p. 93).” This is the…

Chapter one is titled, The Logic of American Politics, and in this chapter a lot is discussed and explained. For example, the midterm election results were mentioned, which was in 2010, and for the Democrats there was no easy way to put that election to them. All President Barack Obama was able to tell the press was to “acknowledge the “shellacking” his party took.” Next was the tax breaks, ending the tax break was simple, Congress had to do nothing. Eventually the law would expire, and the…

strong central party with fiscal policies to favor business and banks. The members of this party supported a strong central government, a large peacetime army and navy, and a stable financial system. The Federalist had the political philosophy of Federalism, Nationalism and Industrialization. Their ideals consisted of the Belief in a strong federal system of governance and the promotion of a fiscally sound and nationalistic government. Looking at modern day politics, the Democratic Party seems…

The American democracy is made up of a few different levels of government. “In the United States, the national Constitution is the supreme law of the land.” (Darity, 2008, p.113) The Constitution was ratified in 1787; the framers of the Constitution laid a general ground work for what would become the American democracy. Our national government is made up of the White House; that is where our President is housed, and it is located in Washington, D.C. Another part of the national government is…

Popular Sovereignty states that the final power rests with the people. An example of this is the Preamble. Federalism is the shared power between the national and state governments, which together , levy taxes, borrow money and state voting qualifications. The separation of powers is the power further spread into three branches: legislative, judicial and executive…

transfer system. Indian Federalism has been the subject of careful study and considerable controversy ever since the report of the Union Powers Committee was presented to the Constituent Assembly. Not only members of the Constituent Assembly but also political scientists have sharply differed among themselves as to whether the Indian Constitution is really and truly 'federal ', 'quasi - federal ' or 'unitary with subsidiary federal features '. Historically, federalism has followed two…

Unitary governments, federations, and confederations are types of governments that can be found operating in the world today. Each is a potentially successful means of structuring a state. What separates them is the role of the central government within the state. The Constitution specifies which powers belong to the central government and which go to the states. The United Kingdom is one example of a unitary nation. The United States is one example of a federalist republic. The United States…

When the United States was in its infancy, debates raged over concerns of how and where power would be distributed throughout the new government. The first proposals for a system of government, led by the father of the Constitution, James Madison, favored a strong national government composed primarily of a legislature based upon representation by population. His proposal, however, was significantly weakened by the cries of delegates from smaller states insisting that checks on the national…

First Short Essay One thing was clear during the convention of 1787, there were an astonishing number of viewpoints that clashed wherever they could. The main topic for debate was the distribution of control. Who would make the decisions for the people the state government or national government? The worry was that if the state government had primary control over the people's interests, who would police them? The Federalists wanted to make sure that the state government officials did not…