The government was not always the same is it is today. The first thirteen colonies did not have three branches of federal government. They didn’t have a main federal government at all actually. The country we know today started off with the thirteen colonies. The colonists did not like the idea of federalism‚ a strong central government. They were afraid of tyranny‚ and therefore did not want to give so much power to so little people. State constitutions were the start of the national constitution
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Can schools really be 100% safe for students? I have heard a lot about violent activities that have been happening in schools not only colleges‚ but elementary schools as well. People are shooting and killing innocent people. “The National Safety Center believes that schools have the choice to create and maintain safe schools or return to their institutions to safe‚ secure and effective places of learning”. So‚ why are we letting this happen? We need to make some changes to make our schools a safer
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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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made up of three government branches. The legislative branch creates the law. The legislative branch is made up of United States Congress‚ Senate‚ and House of Representatives. The executive branch carries out or enforces the law. The executive branches made up of the President‚ Vice President‚ and President’s cabinet. The judicial branch judge interprets the law. The judicial branch is made up of the United States Supreme Courts and other federal courts. The American government is set up this way
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How does Federal Reserve Control the Money Supply? Federal Reserve or simply “the Fed” is an independent entity whose main goal is to provide the nation with a safer‚ more flexible‚ and more stable monetary and financial system. It is the central bank of the United States that influences the monetary policy by controlling the money supply and cost of money in able to give the economy full employment‚ low inflation rate‚ and stable prices. Manipulating money supply is a very powerful tool use by
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How can the government stop tyranny ? The Articles of Confederation seemed to fail trying to do the job. The challenge was to create powerful rules that everyone would be able to live by. They weren’t just any powerful rules it was the Constitution‚ and it made sure that no one had more power or was much more powerful than any other. “In the compound republic of America‚ the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments.”James Madison came up with a compound government
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Having a government that contains energy‚ stability and republican liberty might not seem that hard if one of these three ingredients are present‚ but if two or more are present in government it is where the difficulty begins. It is hard to fit all these three characteristics into one government because they do not blend together. Publius describes the need for energy and stability in the new government while at the same time maintaining the republican liberty. The 1787 Constitution achieves these
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There are three different branches of government in the federal government: Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial branches. These branches are connected to one another having their own powers and responsibilities. Legislative branch is made up of the Congress‚ also known as the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Legislative branch job is to make the laws as well as decide on who and what to tax‚ and how to use the tax money. Executive branch consists of the president. This branches job is
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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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always been arguments over what power the state governments should have‚ and the powers the Federal Government should have. More recently there have been instances where the Federal Government was questionable in some of their actions. Today’s Federal Government has too much power because issues such as gun control and healthcare would be better handled on the state level. One example of an issue that would be better handled on a state level is gun control. One reason this should be up to the states
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