Danielle Trubish 8-20-17 AP Government/Economics Mr. McKinnon Post Revolutionary War‚ American colonies created a federal government under laws called the Articles of Confederation. The colonies were unfairly treated by Great Britain and decided it was time to gain their independence. In 1786‚ at the Annapolis Convention‚ delegates from five states called for a Constitutional Convention in order to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation‚ but very few delegates attended
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questions in all. All questions are compulsory. Questions from serial number 1 to 10 are Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries 1 mark. (iii) Questions from serial number 11 to 22 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words each. (iv) Questions from serial number 23 to 30 are 5 marks questions. Answer of these questions should not exceed 120 words each. (v) Question number 31 is a map question of 4 marks from Geography only. After completion‚ attach the map inside
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Name: Date: Ch.3 AP Government More Practice Questions 1. Federal officials’ perceptions of national needs came to dominate the allocation of federal grants during the A) Reagan administration. B) Great Depression. C) World War II era. D) post–Civil War era. E) 1960s and 1970s. 2. During the 1960s and 1970s‚ federal grants to states were increasingly based on A) the demands of the individual states. B) what state officials perceived to be important state needs. C) the power
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Throughout the history of the United States‚ there have 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
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supreme legal document‚ which defines the system of checks and balances to regulate and form the government. In the American federalist system‚ citizens are usually subject to three levels of government: federal‚ state‚ and local. The local government’s duties are commonly split between county and municipal governments. In almost all cases‚ executive and legislative officials are elected by a plurality vote of citizens by district. The federal government is composed of three branches: 1.Legislative:
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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 unitary government is described as a centralized government. It is a government which all powers held by the government belong to a single‚ central agency. Some advantages of a unitary government are; uniform policies‚ laws. Enforcement and administration throughout the country. This is an excellent trait of unitary government‚ there are fewer issues between national and local governments. Unitary government represents greater unity and stability. Although there are many advantages‚ like any
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Separation of Powers: States vs. National Government “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution‚ nor prohibited by it to the States‚ are reserved to the States respectively‚ or to the people.” (U.S. Const. amend. 10). Ratified in December of 1791‚ the Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights states that the national government does not have the authority to control the state government’s concerns that don’t intervene with the U.S Constitution and vice versa. I believe that the
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and local governments has provided a vital role in defining federal relations. The relationship has been defined by a few factors: Congress‚ the Supreme Court or other courts‚ and funding policies The courts must address questions concerning the powers of the state and federal government. Early Supreme Court decisions mirrored the views of Chief Justice John Marshall‚ who favored a strong national government. In defining commerce in the Gibbons v. Ogden case‚ he argued that Congress ’s power to regulate
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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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