UNDERSTANDING THE REVENUE ALLOCATION FORMULA New Nigerian September 5‚ Daily Champion Sept.6‚ Daily Trust Sept.7‚ Leadership Sept. 7‚ Sunday Tribune Sept. 10‚ Daily Sun Sept 12‚ Vanguard Sept.15&10‚ Daily Independent October 4‚ 2006 It was my last official outing as Head of Public Relations at the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) when I joined other members of the Commission to the inauguration of a Special Committee on Revenue Allocation constituted by Federal
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Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed on pretty much everything; this was easily portrayed in their movements during the early stages of development in America. They had different political philosophies‚ views on long-term economic outlooks‚ interpretations of the Constitution‚ and mindsets on federal versus state power. These discrepancies‚ however‚ would eventually help in creating a more balanced government in America. In terms of political philosophies‚ Alexander Hamilton had a completely different
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On the heels of the revolutionary war and the failed attempt of a national government (The Articles of Confederation)‚ the leaders of the United States set to make a stronger‚ centralized government‚ with dual sovereignty between the national government and the states. The rules of this governing body would be laid out in a document called the Constitution. Although most leaders supported the constitution they did not agree on many aspects of it. Out of the disagreement two groups emerged‚ the Federalist
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The Rise and Fall of the Federalist Party George Washington’s Farewell Address was written to the people of the United States at the end of his second term as President. He wrote this as a result of his experiences‚ what he noticed‚ and saw while in his term. And he wanted to help out the next president that was coming into office. There was 6 themes that was part of the Farewell Address: extolls the benefits of the federal government‚ warns against the party system‚ stresses the importance of
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19th century Republican constitutionalism was based on several important principles‚ which were clearly expressed in public policy. Republicans believed heavily in the legislative independence based on the separation of powers‚ and a strict construction of congressional power and states’ rights. They were also concerned with the relationship between citizens and government‚ the distribution of power among the different branches of government‚ and the limits on governmental power in the interest of
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"A Kind of Revolution" is an article written by Howard Zinn. I found the article from "A People’s History of the United States". Howard Zinn claims to show a series of controversial facts about the Constitution and how it ultimately contributed to the failure of the union because of the issues that were not resolved‚ and therefore caused controversy in the years leading up to the Civil War. Howard Zinn states that the Constitution only addresses how slaves were to be counted in terms of population
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The Populist and Progressive movements have many similarities and differences. Generally speaking‚ these two movements both supported a more involved government and also‚ sought to erase the corruptions in the government. The Populists and the Progressives wanted the government to become more active and regulate changes such as the industrialization and the development of cities‚ so they both opposed laissez-faire‚ a system where the government kept their hands off. However‚ the Populists and the
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Primarily‚ politics has always been a topic of debate and expression of strong personal belief. During the ratification of the Constitution in the U.S‚ the federalists are the Antifederalists involved in a severe state argument on the advantages of the constitution. The debate happened on streets‚ printed papers and in meetings that raised many queries like‚ what rights must be upheld by the government‚ which kind of powers should the federal government and the state be given‚ and which is the best
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One compromise of the constitution was The Great Compromise‚ or the Connecticut Compromise. The Great Compromise was put into place because the states could not agree upon how they should each be represented in national government. The smaller states did not want representation based on population because they would then have less representatives in government. The larger states believed that because their population was greater they should have more representation for their people. The smaller states
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Why did the framers of the united states constitution ultimately decided to give more power to the federal government rather than the state governments. There are many problems with the articles of confederation‚ including the weaknesses and the lack of support it gave us.The topics i will be discussing are‚ focus on the federal government ‚ the focus on the state government and finally what does the constitution say about the federal and the states. So again There are many weaknesses and
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