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    Constitution Popular sovereignty- is the principle that the authority of the government is given by the people (we the people) popular sovereignty can also be described as the voice of the people. Federalism-is a political concept in which group members are bound together by a treaty with a leader. Federalism can also be described as a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionaly divided between a central government authority Separation of Powers-the states are divided into branches

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    Gibbons V. Ogden (1824)

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    Ogden stated the Federal Coasting Law as the rule. The stage had been set for the Supreme Court. The case came to the Supreme Court as the infamous Federal versus State battle for power. Once again the question plagued Marshall whether to support Federalism‚ or keep States ’ rights alive. Certain things became apparent to Marshall. The Constitution did give the federal government complete control over the nation ’s commerce. (Article 1‚ Section 8‚ Clause 3) Also‚ the Federal Law‚ according to the

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    constitution did not use the word feudalism to provide extensive details about federal system. The constitution grants that the national government and several different kinds of the powers and some of the prohibited from taking certain actions. Federalism is a system that the government is a written constitution that divides the power of the government on the territorial basis‚ which is between the central

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    federalist papers stated that Multileveled government permits various functions to be assumed by different levels‚ potentially improving efficiency since different activities have different optimal scales and hence in India with respect to Sales Tax Federalism‚ The Constitutional amendment in 1956‚ gave the States power to impose sales tax the Central Sales Tax Act‚ 1956‚enacted by the Sixth Constitutional Amendment which introduced Entry 92A in List I of the Seventh Schedule authorizing Parliament to

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    The Federal System Introduction Although the Canadian political community has endured for over 130 years‚ it has been subject to persistent internal strains that threaten its cohesion. These strains reflect the fundamental difficulty of creating a political community within a vast territory encompassing several regions with distinctive interests and distinctive identities. In this and the following chapters‚ we will explore the nature of the strains that have imperilled Canadian unity and the

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    national government. Elections to the House of Representatives were by the people directly‚ not the states‚ and the federal powers over taxes and the raising of armies were completely independent of the state governments. (pp. 71‚73) This new form of federalism essentially produced a new form of republicanism‚ the large republic. James Madison and Alexander Hamilton‚ in writing the Federalist Papers‚ provide the strongest arguments in support of it. Federalist No. 10 justified the new form of republicanism

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    Making 1. External trade policy is an exclusive competency of the EU; this is justified in the theory of fiscal federalism by: a. scale economies b. diversity in local preferences c. negative spillovers d. local informational advantages 2. What is the theory about optimal allocation of tasks to different levels of government called? a. Qualified majority voting b. Fiscal federalism c. Intergovernmentalism d. Social solidarity 3. The Federal Government of Canada is seated in Ottawa and

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    are deprived of their respective prerogatives regarding medical oversight. Though federal enforcement of medical marijuana prohibition is‚ unfortunately and unwaveringly‚ common‚ it represents a seizure of localized power and a gross expansion of federalism. The autonomy and privacy of citizens‚ particularly ill citizens seeking liberty in the most personal matters (those of physical health and medical treatment)‚ is circumvented by federal intervention; the ability of state legislatures to fulfill

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    Nigerian case‚ where more lucrative taxes are controlled by the Federal Government. Fiscal Federalism Fiscal federalism is a system of taxation and public expenditure in which revenue-raising powers and control over expenditure are vested in various levels of government within a nation‚ ranging from the national government to the smallest unit of local government (Anyafo‚ 1996). Basically‚ fiscal federalism emphasizes on how revenues are raised and allocated to different levels of government for

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    AP – Unit 2 – Test Bank These are a lot of review questions on material from last year. Refresh your brains. 1) The primary goal of the American Revolution was to A) establish a new political system B) create a new economic order C) institutionalize new social values based on equality D) restore rights the colonists felt were already theirs as British subjects 6) Right after the Revolutionary War‚ a dramatic change swept through the new country: A) a dramatic increase in democracy

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