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    Our government has not always been as successful as it is today. America’s government began with the Articles of Confederation and separate state constitutions. This was difficult. The country was not united. Each state took care of everything on their own and the national government could not do anything. Our country had no national money or militia. Traveling was almost impossible. There were very few positive concepts with the Articles of Confederation. Our present government is a federalism.

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    difference between state government and federal government is that one has much more power than the other. The federal government is mostly over the delegating war‚ providing/maintaining a navy‚ as well as passing laws and making bills. The state government is responsible for having a school system‚ establishing a local government‚ and can regulate trade between the states. The state government should have more power as each state is different from one another‚ also each state having different needs

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    State governments‚ a step above local government but a step below federal government. They exercise reserved powers‚ in other words all powers not given to the federal government or the citizens of the state. These powers are established in the Tenth Amendment and include laws directed at the public welfare such as health and safety laws. In general‚ state governments are a practice of federalism which is the middle position between having a central government in total control and having the people

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    Federalism What is the federal system? The federal system is broken into two main parts. The two parts in federalism are National Governments and State governments. It took so much time and effort to force the state and national government to share power. They came together and finalized the idea of having listed powers for the national and state government. The national government has enumerated and concurrent powers and the states have reserved powers. Although they both have strong powers they

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    Domestic Violence: Federal and State Legislation CJ333 Family and Domestic Violence Domestic Violence is a big problem in the United States. Domestic Violence is a problem that affects every community across the country. It affects all races‚ social and economic backgrounds‚ cultures‚ religions‚ and relationship types. When an abuser chooses to inflict abuse on his or her partner‚ it is a choice to do so. In fact‚ Domestic Violence is a deliberate pattern of abusive

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    of national‚ state‚ and local governments become a point of interest. Should there be small state and local governments? Should there only be a national government? The United States of America has a federal government. Federalism is a split government system with state and local governments as well as a national government. There certainly is advantages to both levels of government. However‚ if there are advantages‚ then‚ undoubtedly‚ there are disadvantages. Does the United States government have

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    4444 April 10‚ 2012 “Local‚ State‚ and Federal Laws and Policies” One of the most important aspects of teaching is providing a safe environment where student learning can be achieved. The only way this can be achieved is by staying up-to-date on all laws and polices in place to help schools and teachers provide a safe environment. There are many documents provided for teachers and students to help them get familiar with all the local‚ state‚ and federal laws and polices. This essay will

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    The Federal Constitution is the supreme law of the Federation and any law passed after Merdeka Day which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall‚ to the extent of the inconsistency‚ be void. The validity of any law made by parliament or the Legislature of any State shall not be questioned on the ground that it makes provision with respect to any matter with respect to which parliament or‚ as the case may be‚ the Legislature of the State has no power to make laws‚ except in proceedings for a

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    Since the internet has become so important in today’s society‚ people have been debating whether or not it should be monitored. No one likes being watched‚ but what if that monitoring prevented a murder or a terrorist attack? I believe that the state and federal government should be able to monitor the internet because it is a public place where people should have nothing to hide‚ the constitution has no provisions protecting internet privacy‚ and because monitoring the web can prevent crimes before

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    Federal Courts vs. State Courts Courts in the United States are made up and governed by the United States Constitution and then separated by Federal and State levels. Both levels are different in how they are made up‚ how they run and the laws they are in charge of enforcing. Federal: 1. United States Supreme Court; the highest appellate court in the Federal judicial system. This court is tasked with taking on its own cases and normally takes from lower courts that struggle with defining Federal

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