Unitary state

limits state 's power; it reduces state revenues, while consolidating political power in international institutions. Such institutions stand as more capable and comprehensive political organizations; creating international norms. However, nation-states are the key players in the two-level game of balancing domestic and international pressures, they are best positioned to represent domestic views on the international stage. States,…

permanent union as States. A year later in November 1777 the Congress issued what it is considered today to be the first constitution of the United States: “The Articles of Confederation”. This written document was setting up a loose confederation of states, citing that: “each State retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power, jurisdiction and right” (Goldfield, 176-7). It took almost four years, until March 1781, for these Articles to be ratified by all 13 future States,…

President of the United States(POTUS) - Chief of State, Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander-In-Chief, Chief Legislator, Chief of Party, Chief Guardian of the Economy. It seems the person who holds this position is the most powerful person in the world. But, as the pioneers of modern democracy, has the United States’ stripped the position of it’s power in it’s attempt to realize a perfect system of checks and balances? Or has the spike in executive duties given the President far too broad…

and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Government system, infrastructure and anti-discrimination laws about LGBTs. First of all the government system of my country, the Czech Republic, is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, this means that the President is the head of the state and the Prime Minister is the head of the government. On the other hand the Democratic Republic of Congo is a semi-presidential republic in which…

The Texas governor is the Head of State, but he is relatively weak because he shares power with the other members of the executive branch and they are not subordinate to the governor, so they might have conflicting agendas. I think that operating like this, the Texas’ executive would not…

1. Drivers of globalization Looking at Japan and see how efficiently they use globalization in their favor to take a great position in this world, you have to see what were the drivers of globalization who made this happen. This chapter consists of what are the drivers of globalization. And what were the influences the declining of barriers had for Japan and it also consist of technology changes a big factor was in this process. Like many other countries decided Japan also to decline its…

The Republic of Texas Constitution, 1836 The Constitution of the Republic of Texas, which was heavily influenced by the United State's Constitution, established a unitary government (as opposed to a federal government like the U.S) and limited the presidential terms to three years. This constitution evenly divided power among three branches: The legislative, executive, and judicial. The legislative was bicameral legislature consisting of The House of Representatives and The Senate. The…

executive or judicial branch at the national level. This created a government that was not strong enough to control the nation. On the other hand, the states were very powerful. States could negotiate treaties, coin money and even declare war. Even so, each state had just one vote despite its’ size or population. Furthermore, to pass legislation, all states had to agree. Protecting people’s individual rights, such as freedom of religion and the right to a trial by a jury of peers, and the…

At one moment in a large amount of people’s lives, one has asked “what is government?” Government establishes the way a country, county, state, township, college, city, or village is run. It determines what kind of laws and rules that the citizens have to conform to. "The purpose of government," as Thomas Jefferson said, "is to allow for the preservation of life and liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The major purpose of government and the constitution is to preserve the rights and freedom…

presidents have left the office under a cloud. Almost every president’s approval ratings dropped by the end of their terms. This may be happening because the citizens of the United States don’t like the idea of a very powerful president. Yet many aspire to be the president because of the power they receive, since presidency is a unitary institution in the federal government and there is no collective action problem. On the graph, it is seen that throughout the 20th century, the presidential…