Christian Mercado State & Local Government Assignment #1 State & National Government The United States was founded on economic and political freedom. This freedom enables all our citizens to successfully pursue unlimited opportunities to use their god given talents to work‚ produce‚ invest‚ take risk‚ and grow wealthy while keeping the prosperous fruits of their enterprise. Here we have state governments that are “laboratories of government” and a notional government that has more autonomy
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as a government divided between two or more levels of power. the united states of america is one of the nations that utilizes such system. the United States system is a three level government. Politians are divided on how to represent the system . some say that it is a layered system where the federal government is on top‚ followed by the state government‚ then the local governemt. this model suggests that there is a chain of power where the federal government has to go through the state government
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System The United States government is set on principles that were made by the people‚ for the people. Everything within the constitution was developed in an impartial and adequate manner‚ with the best interest of the nation in mind. The framers believed that it was necessary to create a strong national government‚ but they wanted to avoid the same model used by Great Britain. Therefore‚ the framers decided on what we know as the federal system‚ this system divides the power of government‚ making national
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STATE is a community of persons more or less numerous permanently occupying a definite portion of territory‚ having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience‚ and enjoying freedom from external control. Elements of State. The modern state has four essential elements. 1. People. This refers to mass of population living within the state. Without people‚ there can be no functionaries to govern and no subject to be governed. 2. Territory
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Kings The American government uses true absolutism‚ which is a major aspect of The Divine Right of Kings‚ due to the fact on how they use wiretapping‚ monitoring phone conversations and general surveillance without consent. The Divine Right of Kings is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority‚ deriving his right to rule directly from the will of God. A monarchy is a form of government in which sovereignty
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Democratic Government VS Oligarchy Government “The government is merely a servant -- merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong‚ and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders‚ not originate them.” Mark Twain Democracy and Oligarcy as forms of government have been in existence for a long period of time‚ both terms first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought. Both forms
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Justin Chung 1. Jefferson wrote‚ "…That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends‚ it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it‚ and to institute new Government…" Clearly describe three examples from any period of American History when Americans attempted to follow these words. The Revolutionary War is a clear example of rebellion against obstructive Governments. Another would be The Civil War‚ where republican southerners fought for their right to keep slaves
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the form of government in which authority is divided between the states and the federal government‚ is the primary form of government within the United States. Its origins‚ rooted in the Anti-Federalist opposition to a strong central government‚ geographical practicality and the existence of various political subcultures‚ are the primary factors as to why Federalism was established. Practices such as same-sex marriage rights‚ speeding laws‚ and taxation laws among various states are examples of
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We the people of the United States have a problem in our midst‚ Obesity. While most recognize the importance to stop it‚ few can agree on a viable method to fight it. It is a problem‚ no doubt‚ but it is a problem that lies within every single american. That being said‚ only people themselves can do something about it‚ the government can’t simply pass a few laws and put an end to this epidemic. It is not the government’s job to keep people healthy‚ the U.S. is a democratic Republic and if it intends
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The United States Constitution separates powers through the establishment of three branches of government: the Executive‚ Legislative‚ and Judicial branches which operate independently and limit any one branch from exercising too much power. The Legislative branch is a bicameral system meaning it has two chambers‚ The House of Representatives and The Senate. The House of Representatives is based on the population of each state. The Senate has two elected members from each state. The Legislative
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