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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 replaced by the United States constitution was created November 15, 1777, and set rules for the current operations in the United States at that time. The articles of confederation was replaced by the constitution because it lacked taxing authority, uniformity of currency, denied the power to regulate foreign trade and interstate commerce, No enforcement of law, and it created an ineffective way to vote by state. The Articles were written to keep the national…

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…

In the reflections of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the unsteady response associated with dealing with the historic disaster that his New Orleans gives way to thorough discussion the levels of responsibilities and role of the federal, state, and local authorities in times of disaster and emergency response to such disasters like Katrina. Under the systems or practice where more power is pushed to the federal government to spearhead and to always play the lead role is not a good idea and…

The Federalists and the Anti Federalists have different viewpoints on the clauses presented. The federalist paper number 33 presents the argument that the Federal government is granted authority to make all laws that are necessary and proper for the United States. These laws are to be the supreme law of the land. The Antifederalists disagreed with this idea because they believed it would give too much power to the Federal Government leaving the people and the state governments vulnerable. The…