English Department First Draft: Decentralization in Lebanon Decentralization in Lebanon In the twenty first century or in other words‚ the century we are living in‚ is full of modern political thoughts and what is related to them from public sector reforms. There are so many political systems that are followed every where. These political systems can best be summarized by two controversial systems. These two systems are the Centralized and the Decentralized systems. In Lebanon we
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difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution was the strength in governmental foundation‚ protection of rights‚ and proper representation. The Articles of Confederation was a single legislative body with no separation of branches. The Constitution sought to provide a stable foundation for a better qualified government. The Articles of Confederation had provided too much control and supremacy for the government in any decisions they made. The Articles of Confederation didn’t seem to
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It was the year of 1787 and the country was in conflict. The new constitution had just been written and states were deciding to ratify it (Davidson‚ 205). This constitution would hopefully protect better than the Articles of Confederation did. As with many other situations‚ there were two sides; the Federalists and the Antifederalists. Federalists agree with the Constitution while Antifederalists disagree (Davidson‚ 205). Each side had valid arguments‚ but the Federalists more so. Federalists argued
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Decentralization is the Key The indictment‚ international tribunal and formation of government have dominated the Lebanese’s concern lately. This played an important role in forgetting about other crucial issues that need to be discussed in order to ensure the stable growth of Lebanon. Many people blame the Doha agreement for the civil war and for all the chaos in Lebanon. Given the Lebanese situation today‚ shouldn’t the Lebanese government adopt a different political system‚ such as federalism
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There were many different beliefs in the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation. Many people did not want the Constitution to be ratified because of the fact that it gave the majority of the power to the central government. Others wished for the Constitution to be ratified so that the United States would have a strong central government. The group of people who were happy with the ratification of the Constitution were called federalists. The group of people against the ratification of the
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Articles of Confederation VS. Constitution Over time the United states has been operated under two constitutions. on being the Articles of Confederation and the other being the Constitution. The two documents have common similarities. One being that they were both established by the same people. This is shown very clearly at the bottom of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. Where some of the signatures at the bottom of both documents are the same. Another one of the similarities are
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Differences of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution “Let our government be like that of the solar system. Let the general government be like the sun and the states the planets‚ repelled yet attracted‚ and the whole moving regularly and harmoniously in several orbits.” said John Dickinson‚ a Delaware Delegate in 1787 (constitutionfacts.com). The United States has a government that‚ for the most part‚ flows smoothly. However‚ our governing documents have not always been so harmonious
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The first constitution of the U.S was The Articles of Confederation‚ which were ratified in 1781 and was eventually replaced with The U.S Constitution. The U.S Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation because the articles were very weak. The articles weren’t strong enough to allow the government to enforce their laws and they were lacking power and strength. The U.S Constitution made the national government more powerful‚ also it established a lot of basic rights for citizens and states
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Articles of Confederation is the document that set forth the terms under which the original thirteen states agreed to participate in a centralized form of government‚ in addition to their self-rule‚ and that was in effect from March 1‚ 1781‚ to March 4‚ 1789‚ prior to the adoption of the Constitution. As the first official document that defined the United States government‚ the Articles of Confederation both reflected the ideals and philosophies of the American Revolution and highlighted the practical
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other. Furthermore‚ they adopted the Articles of Confederation‚ which was a basis constitution which created an alliance of sovereign states which made the state’s work with each other in military relations and foreign policies. Although the Articles of Confederation were helpful and established order‚ they weren’t sufficient enough to hold the states united through the war. After the war‚ the states didn’t even consider following the Articles of Confederation and decided to follow their own personal
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