Autocratic‚ Democratic‚ and Optimal Government: A Sketch W. A. Niskanen In his paper Niskanen provides valuable analysis of the effects of the voting rule‚ the progressivity of the tax structure‚ and the length of the fiscal horizon in democratic governments and interesting insights of the effect of alternative regimes on policies‚ such as war and immigration‚ that affect the number of people subject to the regime. His article follows Mancur Olson’s work called “Autocracy‚ Democracy‚ and Prosperity”
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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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The government in Carthage was similar to that of Rome because they had two chief magistrates and a council of elders simply called “the hundred”. In Carthage‚ there was also an assembly where citizens could express their demands and concerns (Morley‚ 1901). Some of these aspects of government were very similar to the form of government in Rome where a group of elders advised those in office‚ and the Senate. In reality however‚ Carthage was different because despite these official government positions
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BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT Brazil entered the new millennium mired in economic difficulties. Macroeconomic conditions will have a great influence on political stability‚ what kinds of laws are passed‚ the ability of businesses to succeed‚ the pace at which new technology is used‚ the availability of jobs‚ and on incomes‚ poverty and crime. Brazil is a constitutional republic of federated states‚ the federal districts‚ and territories. This present constitution was proclaimed in October 1988‚ replacing
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Politics and Government (15th April 2013) 18th April Research conference Belize City Topic: Politics and Government •Define politics. •Distinguish between power and authority. •Identify and define Max Weber’s three ideal types of authority. •Describe the four basic types of contemporary political systems: monarchy‚ democracy‚ authoritarianism‚ and totalitarianism. •Discuss the political spectrum‚ special-interest groups‚ watch-dog groups and voter apathy •Compare and contrast three models
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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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Reality of Fiscal Decentralization ROY BAHL Georgia State University The growing interest in fiscal decentralization in Asia is part of a worldwide pattern. Most developing countries have long ago placed the strengthening of sub-national government on their development policy agenda. Decentralization is an important part of the transition strategy for many former socialist countries. Some industrialized countries are retuning their fiscal decentralization (Canada) while others have introduced
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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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describes the merits of the Roman Empire‚ specifically their constitutional government‚ compared to the Ancient Greek governmental systems. These merits include combining the best parts of each form of Greek government‚ maintaining a stalwart government system that follows the rule of law‚ and the positions of government that spread power enough to keep from corrupting it. Despite this‚ there is corruption within the Roman government‚ but not so much that the ideals and laws of the state are jeopardized
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American Government: Chapter 1 Summary: Principles of Government Section 1 There are four major theories that attempt to explain how states evolved from earlier governments and tribes: 1. The force theory suggests that a strong man‚ dictator‚ soldier‚ or a powerful group of people maintained power through force. 2. The evolutionary theory argues that as more and more families combined into a society‚ government evolved naturally. 3. The divine right theory suggests that God‚ or gods‚ created
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