Essay Number 1 What are some advantages that our federal form of government has over a strong national government in a highly centralized system? What are some disadvantages of a federal system like ours? Advantage The simple majority system‚ like others plurality / majority‚ is defended fundamentally for its simplicity and for its tendency to favor winners who are responsible for a geographically well-defined area. The most frequently cited advantages are: Provides a clearly defined choice to voters
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Date: Ch.3 AP Government More Practice Questions 1. Federal officials’ perceptions of national needs came to dominate the allocation of federal grants during the A) Reagan administration. B) Great Depression. C) World War II era. D) post–Civil War era. E) 1960s and 1970s. 2. During the 1960s and 1970s‚ federal grants to states were increasingly based on A) the demands of the individual states. B) what state officials perceived to be important state needs. C) the power of organized
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portrays the belief that the Federal Government has more power than the states. When thinking about the tension between who has more power‚ the three of us agreed that both have a say in our nation but‚ the Federal Government has more authority. We chose to give the states 40%‚ because the States are allowed to make specific laws‚ and the people within those states have rights that are protected by the Constitution. Although at the end of the day the Federal Government still has more power‚ therefore
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plan‚ a statewide government based on the population. “The federalists supported the constitution and preferred a strong national government‚” (pg. 57). The Anti-Federalists supported the New Jersey plan‚ where each state gets the same amount of representation. “The Anti-Federalist opposed the constitution and preferred a decentralized federal government; they took their name by default‚ in reaction to their better –organized opponents‚” (pg. 57). Both parties agreed that government should be limited
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The Changing Role of State Government The American Political System LG 113 Matthew Moe The role of state government in the United States political system has been dynamic‚ complex‚ and hotly debated since the former British colony declared independence in 1776. Founded and developed as individual colonies‚ the states entered a loose union under the Articles of Confederation during the War of Independence and remained nearly autonomous until the United States Constitution was ratified in 1789
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history of state and federal prisons is quite interesting. Long ago‚ prisons did not really exist. Prisoners were housed in jails until trial‚ discharge‚ or execution. Since that time‚ state and federal prisons have been introduced and utilized. State prisons were the first to be invented. Prison facilities house criminals sentenced to one year or longer of incarceration‚ (usually felons). State prisons are run by the government of the individual state they are located in and the federal government
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Federal and State Court Systems The United States’ judicial system is actually made up of two different court systems: the federal court system and the state court systems. While each system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases‚ neither is completely independent of the other‚ and the systems often interact. Solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights are key goals of both court systems. The federal court system deals with issues of law relating to those powers expressly granted
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trillion‚ $30‚000 for each American.[3][4][5] • The budget deficit section highlights the 53 trillion dollars in unfunded benefits (medicare‚ medicaid and social security) that will come due and can only be paid by tripling taxes or cutting all government spending except for that to those programs. • The savings deficit is created by individuals living beyond their means and accumulating personal debt instead of savings. • The balance of payments problem is the trade deficit caused by the U.S.
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Marijuana in the United States Marijuana can be considered the most popular and widely used illicit drug in the United States. State drug policies have changed in recent years‚ however many American citizens still face prosecution for the cultivation‚ distribution and possession of marijuana. Despite the known benefits of legalizing marijuana on the economy and crime rate‚ the US federal government has still not changed its policy. The United States must acknowledge and change its role in the imprisonment
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Strong federal government vs Strong state government “Most bad governments have grown out of too much government‚” Thomas Jefferson once said. The question is‚ how do we know when our government is too strong? That’s a question that takes a lot of thinking about. Or‚ is our state government too strong? Sadly‚ most people have no idea what their state government is doing‚ trying to do‚ or putting to the side. Everyone is always too busy thinking or questioning about our president‚ and never paying
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