Federal Government Vs Unitary Government
The American Federal system is basically a system of separated powers between national, state, and local governments who share power within the same political system. All of the separate powers regulate certain laws for all individual citizens. Before the U.S. had federalism and The Constitution in 1789, the U.S. first created The Articles of Confederation. The problem with the Articles of Confederation is that the states had more control than the national government. States had their own permission of creating laws and making their own currency making the national almost useless. When Federalism was created it was protected by Article 5 of U.S. Constitution also known as the Supremacy Clause. It made sure the federal government overlooks and
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A unitary government is basically centrally powered and regulated. A unitary government is under one system and it controls and enforces all laws. China is another example of a unitary government which is controlled by a communist party. A lot of unitary governments don’t really have anything similar to a constitution and most of those countries don’t have a diverse culture. Unlike federal governments which work best with larger countries with larger diverse individuals with different cultures and certain needs as well. Laws would be customized when you compare a state with a large population of citizens and a state that is less densely populated. The needs of each state at a local level will be different, so that’s when the state government will address those needs. For an example in the state of Texas a minor under 18 years of age with a driver’s license cannot be driving between the hours of 12am and 5am. In the state of Michigan the curfew for a minor under 18 years of age with a driver’s license cannot be driving between the hours of 10pm and 5am. The death penalty is sanctioned differently from state to state, some sates don’t even have the death penalty at all. In regards to rules and regulations on healthcare and education, this responsibility would be at the state level. Basically this is an example of a law enforced by the state and not the national
A unitary government is basically centrally powered and regulated. A unitary government is under one system and it controls and enforces all laws. China is another example of a unitary government which is controlled by a communist party. A lot of unitary governments don’t really have anything similar to a constitution and most of those countries don’t have a diverse culture. Unlike federal governments which work best with larger countries with larger diverse individuals with different cultures and certain needs as well. Laws would be customized when you compare a state with a large population of citizens and a state that is less densely populated. The needs of each state at a local level will be different, so that’s when the state government will address those needs. For an example in the state of Texas a minor under 18 years of age with a driver’s license cannot be driving between the hours of 12am and 5am. In the state of Michigan the curfew for a minor under 18 years of age with a driver’s license cannot be driving between the hours of 10pm and 5am. The death penalty is sanctioned differently from state to state, some sates don’t even have the death penalty at all. In regards to rules and regulations on healthcare and education, this responsibility would be at the state level. Basically this is an example of a law enforced by the state and not the national