Seals of the U.S. states

A problem America faces today is the fight for marijuana to be legalized in all fifty states. Would it be wise for the government to legalize recreational and medical use of marijuana? The U.S. can’t come to an agreement all together just to legalize and just profit off of it by taxing marijuana. People with wide chronic pain are requesting for the use of medical weed to help take the edge off of pain because they don’t want to take pills. Pills can lead to addiction and can hurt your body over…

(Oyez). Although this case is not taught as often as Marbury v. Madison, it is still one of the more important judgements in early United States history and helped expand the power of the federal government through the supremacy clause and the commerce clause. As treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton believed…

An American person as a whole has two distinct historical periods that define his or her origin in the United States. American history is marked importantly by two historical eras, namely, the Colonial Period and the Revolutionary era. Furthermore, this has, therefore, made the United States a repository of two major forces: the immigrants from Europe with diverse cultures, ideas, and nationalities as well as the great impact of the new country that modified these diverse European national…

expected that each state would run its own marketplace, different from HealthCare.gov, this is not the case though, since many of the states decided to let the national government take care of the marketplace and to use the federal system. There are multiple reasons for this transition to a sole federal system and marketplace. One of the reasons is that state budgets do not have enough money in order to build the infrastructure it needs, and grants are virtually unavailable, so many states are…

The federal government should devolve more power to state government because policymaking is more effective at the state level. By allowing each state to pass policies that benefit them in their favor allows for state to run efficiently. Each states has their own economy that would be affected if the a policy was put into place that hinder their ability to produce the products needed to boost their economy and the nations. Federalism throughout has changed and shaped our modern federalism. The…

After many years of living in the United States, Natalio reunites with the children. The children ask if he will be taking them with him back to the United States. The family is migrating illegally and must hire a guide, called a coyote, to help them make the journey across the border and to Los Angeles. Reyna describes the long journey, and that it took…

between the federal, state and local government. The muslin of plain woven piece of fabric set the foundation of the structure garment of our government. The single sheet of muslin represents each state and its “reserved powers”, which are set aside for the…

effective Student Support Team, merely because the rate of students and their attendance are drastically changing. These situations along with many other variables tremendously affect African American males and the graduation rates across the country, state and right at Wilkinson County High School. Importantly, the student support team will have a positive outcome in the school system in solving the problem to Adequately Yearly Progress’ second indicator. Through research design, variables,…

“We the People” is a very important statement in the Preamble of the United States constitution. When thinking of what the three simple words “We the People” means to me is that the constitution was written for the people and by the people. However depending on the time frame, “We the People” did not apply to all citizens. The preamble and the constitution was written in a time when there was slavery and not all people were treated the same. In today’s society I believe “We the People”…

State versus Federal Government In the United States, there are two types of laws: state laws and federal laws. While many different states have different opinions on how their local governments should be run, they all follow federal laws. For example, in New York, you must be 21 years old if you want to buy cigarettes in Suffolk County. But in Onondaga, you only have to be 19. But that’s a state law only. The federal law on the other hand states that you must be at least 18 years old to…