Federalism

relationship between citizens and all levels of government. Included within a states ability to connect citizens to level of government perceived as distant, they also protect their citizens from an overpowering federal government. In Enduring Features of Federalism, Derthick suggests that the removal of states would dissolve the level of government most responsible for initiating contact with federal institutions through “talking back.” She writes, “This appeal to the states to talk back is not…

Committees are messy. Few, if any, routinely reach mainstream media attention (see Section V). Less generate political traction. And when committees become important, they not so infrequently become televised, more politicized, and then largely ignored by stakeholders. Consequently, when deciding on a normative lens, the study of House of Commons committees should rely on Deborah Stone’s polis model specifically because of its focus on realpolitik instead of the idealism rejected in the…

In the constitution there are 7 principles which are the main structures of the constitution. Theses 7 principles are the guidelines that the Founding Fathers came up with. The 7 Principles of the Constitution reflect the Political Philosophy and Political Ideology of the Founding Fathers.The names of the seven key Founding Fathers were George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.The objectives of the 7 Principles of the…

The ninth amendment protects all rights not mentioned in the Constitution awhile the tenth reinforces the principles of federalism and that the federal government can only possess powers given to it by the states or the people through the constitution. Popular sovereignty is clearly demonstrated in the constitution beginning with the preamble, “we the people...” In my personal…

Those who are against judicial activism would argue that Judges who believe in this system make laws and not interpret them, which is an abuse of their constitutional power. The issue, they claim, is not whether these problems need to be solved but whether the courts should be involved in such a way. By making decisions about how to run prisons or schools for example, the courts takes on the responsibilities and duties that is supposed to be exclusive only to the legislative and executive…

What were the Mayor's responsibilities prior to the hurricane? Protect the people 5. Where were state and local officials during the aftermath of Katrina? Why was this a problem? They were just telling people to help each other 6. What were the critics pointing out as trouble with the governor of Louisiana? The governor was completely ineffective for at least 72 to 96 hours after the disaster 7. According to then-FEMA director Michael Brown, when does FEMA take over for state and local…

Freedom of speech and the Constitution We are all fortunate enough to have the freedom of speech, it is given to us as americans being ruled under the american constitution. We find the right to speak our minds in the first amendment of the constitution. Freedom of speech is taken a couple of ways, some of these are positive some may not have the same positive spin. Some people think we can say anything we like, no matter how controversial it maybe, without fear of punishment. Some think…

States citizens today, the complexity of language within the Constitution has created difficulty for people to understand all of the details within the outline of federalism . Unlike the founders, a majority of the citizens today, do not interact with laws on a regular basis, so they do not understand all of the details of how exactly federalism worked. Both in the original writing and today, citizens should take advantage of the opportunity of becoming educated about the government in which…

In the 2000 presidential election between George Bush and Al Gore, Gore won the popular vote but lost the electoral college; this had only happened four times in history. This brought out a lot of controversy between people who didn’t understand how the electoral college worked. The electoral college is made up of representatives of each state, who vote for the president and vice president. Each representative is voted for by their individual state voters, whom they will represent. Currently,…

With all of its problems it was still better than the alternative. People who are free are happy, creative and productive and they thrive. They wanted a properly limited government and they designed one. Our forefathers used the ideas of federalism and anti federalism to come to a compromise to shape what our government is today. Federalist and antifederalist didn't disagree on everything; they shared some of the same views. For example they both supported the bill of rights along with citizens…