West Indies Federation

premise may have seemed ideal at its conception, a lack of the central government’s strength was acknowledged. We knew there had to be a better way. Our forefathers in turn came to an agreement and reestablished our nation on the principles of a federation. While the premise of Federalism in and of itself seems like a black and white concept, it truly is not. Federalism can be divulged and practiced in a matter of ways to which our nation’s history will show and has shown. Examples of…

The Articles of Confederation had many problems. As a result, a new document was written to clear up the flaws of the Articles and establish a stronger United States. Under the Articles of Confederation, many items needed for a functioning democracy were lacking including needing unanimous decisions to pass an amendment, no power to tax the states, no judicial system, and each state only getting one vote regardless of population. Many of these problems arose because when the document was written…

Federalism is a governing system that enables states or provinces to share power with the national government. The concept of Federalism is giving certain responsibilities and allowing decisions to be made at the state level and allowing the same thing on a national level (Nagel, 183). In the United States, power is divided between one central government and fifty separate states. Federalism separates sovereignty between a central area and a regional or local area (Miskelly, Nice 111).…

A federal system divides power between national and state governments. Each power gets their own rules and regulations of what type of laws they may or may not pass and within what population of people as well. As defined on Chegg a Unitary system is “of government, or unitary state, is a sovereign state governed as a single entity.” The surrounding countries cannot control each other. Some examples of a country with a unitary system are Japan, France, and England. These separate countries do…

1. Cultural boundaries- boundaries between states that coincide with differences in ethnicity, especially language and religion; another cultural boundary is drawn according to geometry. Example: Based on language, Quebec, and a can be considered a cultural boundary. In Quebec, french is their official language, but the rest of the country predominantly speaks English. Chinatown, which exists in New York City, is another example. Asian’s predominantly inhabit this area, and languages such as…

3.1.2. Risks and challenges for Humanitarian action Responsibility, guilt and aid diversion: Ukrainian government seems to be in a major paradox as on one hand it claims its sovereignty over all Ukraine while on the other ceases to deliver services, hence indirectly delegating this responsibility to de facto authorities reinforcing in someway its legitimacy. In any case the limitation of aid provided in eastern Ukraine either due to Governmental will or de facto authorities limited capacity put…

Federalism, which has been shaped by separation of powers and a two party electoral system, allows American citizens living in different parts of the country to be treated differently, allowing more opportunities to exist for participation in decision-making. Most American citizens favor the separation of powers because it keeps the national government in check. However, there are many policies in place that conflict with national and state government powers. The Tenth Amendment provides that…

Federalism is a principle or system of government. It works for the United States, immensely and is always growing. This system of government is the process by which two or more governments share powers over the same geographic area. Federalism was introduced to be a political solution with problems that arise from the Articles of Confederation. In the United States, this concept has been used since 1789. It is growing to be more a populated concept for other countries. The Supreme Court had…

When the federal government was first created, the intent of the Founders was to have a national government share power throughout the branches of government. However, some say federalism is dead. Many believe that the federal system is ineffective and inefficient in the way it deals with the nation’s issues. However, in the United States, the federal system is a necessary system because of the diversity of opinions, the concept of laboratory of democracy, and protection against tyranny.…

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…