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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The federal government has three main branches. These include the executive‚ the judiciary‚ and the legislative. The president is head of the executive branch and makes laws official. The supreme court and other federal courts have judicial authority‚ to explain the laws of the country under the constitution. The legislative branch is the congress divided into two different chambers the House of Representatives and the Senate. Although our government today is still divided into three branches‚ The
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Draft: Civil War The Civil War was unavoidable through political and territorial disputes. The main issue of the Civil War was slavery. The Civil War was fought between two sides over a conflict‚ dealing with abolishing slavery. The Civil War left six hundred twenty five thousand casualties. Both sides wanted to absorb one another to form their idea of the correct United States. The Civil War could
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In the nineteenth century‚ the great nation of America that had been so successfully founded and developed by its united citizens was threatened by civil war. The early part of the century sought compromise that would end disputes between the Northern and Southern regions of the country; however‚ by 1850‚ tensions between the two parties had risen far beyond conciliation. These tensions that made compromise impossible centered mostly on the issue of slavery‚ and the zeal that many people had in defending
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Practice Federal State Local Answer the following questions about federal‚ state‚ and local governments. Directions: Answer each of the following questions with a brief essay. (8 points) 1. What level of government do you think should be in charge of security from foreign enemies? Write a paragraph explaining why this level of government is most appropriate. Answer: The Federal Government should be in charge of security from foreign countries. The Federal Government is much better at protecting
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Government � PAGE �1� The Role of Government Soc 120: Intro to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor Don Frey April 22‚ 2009 "We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent inalienable rights; that among these are life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness... it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it‚ and to institute new government‚ laying its foundation on such principles‚ and organizing its powers
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Assess the importance of federal government in advancement of African American civil rights in the period 1865-1992. Throughout this period‚ African American civil rights made a massive progress. Although for any progress to be made‚ federal government needed to implement new laws and legislations‚ but usually‚ government were not keen to act and in some cases actually made little impact on the civil rights movement. The African Americans themselves pushed the government to make changes through
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The Federal Government of the United States is the national government of the United States. The federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial‚ whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress‚ the President‚ and the federal courts‚ including the Supreme court respectively. The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government. It is bicameral‚ comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Judiciary
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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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Slavery was important for production‚ it was cruel‚ and inhumane. States’ rights may give a little more power to the people‚ but the overall results may divide the United States. The Civil War was caused by states’ rights and slavery. The Civil War was the first step to uniting the United States. First‚ the Civil War was caused by Slavery. Slavery is forced labor with restricted freedom. Owning a slave was accepted in the South. Not all southerners had slaves‚ but most wanted to keep slavery
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