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    Constitution under the Tenth Amendment‚ states have the right to govern within their state and according to the people. Although the national government withheld an enumerated powers over the United States‚ the states own the reserved power to pass laws within districts‚ such as the power to provide for public safety. The powers reserved to the states includes the ability to establish schools and local government‚ regulate trade‚ prosecute crimes‚ and issue licenses. The states greatly influence the lives of

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    Criminal Justice Communication”). Communication is a vital tool for law enforcement to perform their jobs (“How Does Law Enforcement Communicate With Each Other‚” 2012). Communication is used to speak with the public‚ relay information amongst themselves and to other agencies‚ screen suspects‚ to talk to dispatch and to request assistance (“How Does Law Enforcement Communicate With Each Other‚” 2012). There is a solution out there ready to help us communicate effectively and proficiently for nearly

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    - copy right a) Explain the relationship between Plato’s Form of the Good and the other Forms. Plato was a dualist and so believed that human beings consisted of two parts- body and soul. This view is portrayed throughout Plato’s famous theory of the Forms of which he suggests that true substances are not physical bodies‚ but are the eternal Forms that our bodies are merely the imperfect copy. In his Theory he tells of a World of Forms representing knowledge‚ which he also names the ‘real’ world

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    The Constitution was chartered by the government to serve as the supreme law of the United States. It took approximately ten months for the first nine states to approve the constitution. During the period from the drafting and proposal of the constitution‚ there was an intense debate on the ratification because there were various forms of arguments against the ratification of the Constitution between Federalists and Antifederalists. Essentially‚ federalism is derived from the Latin root foedus. It

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    How and why is federalism enshrined in the Constitution? (15 marks) Federalism is the system of government in which power is dispersed between central and state governments‚ each level of government having different responsibilities. Article four of the constitution is devoted to outlining the federal-state government relationship. Section one states that all states will honour all of the other states laws; this ensures that a marriage in Florida is also considered marriage in Arizona. Similarly

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    Confederalism and Federalism‚ do these terms sound like nonsense to you? Well they did me also. Upon further research into our nation’s governmental origins‚ however I found these two words that sound like nonsense to actually be some of the most important for our countries foundation. In 1776‚ the American colonies of Great Brittan declared independence from their mother country‚ in order to form a new country‚ of their own creation. This new country became the United States of America. Simply

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    In Leviathan‚ Thomas Hobbes writes about the construction of a commonwealth and expresses what he believes are the essential characteristics of a perfect government. Hobbes contends that a strong national government can help citizens escape the brutal state of nature. In doing so‚ people must mutually give up certain powers and freedoms and delegate them to a centralized power‚ thus providing the basis of a social contract. In return for the populace giving up certain rights‚ this established power

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    Why is Federalism important? What exactly is Federalism? Federalism is a way of establishing a nation so that two or more ranks of government have the proper authority of the same territory. Authority is shared between divisions of government. Neither level‚ acting alone‚ can change the basic division of powers the constitution makes between them. Each level operates through its own agencies and acts directly on the people through its own officials and laws. Like most governments in the world

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    Evolving Federalism Pre-Class Assignment 09 May 4‚ 2004 Federalism by definition is the division of power between a central government and its participating members. How that power is divided is the subjective aspect of federalism that was before the framers of the United States. Through compromise and necessity the seeds for a strong central government were planted alongside already strong state governments. Over time the seeds for strong central government grew; wars‚ economic fluctuations

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    Technology will not eliminate the need for government‚ order is needed to keep everyone in line and technology cannot enforce that‚ whereas the government can. Without the government the world would be an insane place and people would be allowed to do whatever they pleased. By this occurring there would be people running around creating chaos everywhere‚ even if all people were to given a device that was protective‚ it would not keep everyone safe from all that. The creators might say it will ensure

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