The biggest 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
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see what happens when the government has either too much or too little control over its country. In either sense‚ it will always bring pain‚ anger‚ and rebellion. For example‚ in 1776‚ The Articles of Confederation was created as the U.S. first constitution. It was clear that The Articles made a weak federal government thus it gave more power to the states. While the U.S. used the Articles‚ it faced many economic problems due to the lack of the power of the federal government. One of the main problems
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confederate‚ and federal systems of government. The unitary government is often described as a centralized government. It is a government in which all powers held by the government belong to a single and central agency. The central government creates local units of government for its own convenience and needs. Most governments in the world are unitary. Great Britain is an example of a unitary government. The Parliament holds all the power of the British government. Local governments do exist but
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When a nation develops their government the ideas 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
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Practice Federal State Local Answer the following questions about federal‚ state‚ and local governments. Directions: Answer each of the following questions with a brief essay. (8 points) 1. What level of government do you think should be in charge of security from foreign enemies? Write a paragraph explaining why this level of government is most appropriate. Answer: The Federal Government should be in charge of security from foreign countries. The Federal Government is much better at protecting
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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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since the founders of the United States desired a Federal Government with limited powers whose aim was primarily concerned with promoting the civil liberty of the Americans. According to Savage (2008)‚ during the reign of George Washington‚ the federal bureaucracy had only three cabinet departments; however‚ the federal government has since grown not only to more than eight cabinet departments‚ but also with other numerous bureaus‚ agencies‚ government authorities‚ administrations‚ and corporations
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know what powers do the federal and state governments have? Well‚ the author will explain in detail what power is extended to the two levels of government. She will also explain the limitations that they both have. The author will describe the similarities that are between the state and federal government. Please enjoy the world of government that the author will take you through. The federal government was given many powers that people don ’t know. The federal government ’s powers are stated in
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Name: 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
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Describe how federal government operates. The federal government of the U.S. is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is known as the United States of America. The federal government comprises of three branches of government: a legislative‚ an executive‚ and a judiciary. These branches and their various powers are explained in the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution grants numerous powers to Congress. These include the powers to levy and collect taxes‚ to
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