From the 1930s to the 1990s, the role of Canadian government continues to expand. ... These programs are provided by all three levels of government through the federal and provincial governments take the leading role. ... For the federal government, the most important category of expenditure is dept charges, which are interest payments on the government's own dept, followed by transfer payments to persons. ... Fourthly PROPERTY TAXES, property taxes are charged by local governments on buildings and land, For taxation purposes, these assets are assigned a value which is often not th...

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Wasteful Government Spending Who doesn't like pork? ... Is this Government spending warranted or is this just more pork? ... The Citizens Against Government Waste agree. ... In order to curve these trends, some sort of bound must be set on Congress" collective checkbook, and someone else has to enforce these new limits. ... "Just When the Right Thought Big Government Was History..." ...

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The Quebec Conference At the Quebec Conference on October tenth, 1864, the delegates agreed on seventy-two resolutions that set out which powers each level of government would have. Their decision was based on the desire to have a strong federal government with limited power for the provincial government. This was partially based on what the delegates had seen happen with the United States" government and the British system of government, which were the two extremes in terms of federal versus provincial levels of control. ... The criminal law system and military defense also made the list o...

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The Articles of Confederation government was too weak, and a new, stronger government was needed. ... These two ideas are part of the basis of the government of America. ... The Bill of Rights was set up to guarantee the freedoms that the citizens wanted, but weren't included in the Constitution. ... Today, with the Constitution as its basis, this government is the strongest government in the world. ... The Federal System: Powers delegated to the national government: Regulate interstate and foreign trade, set standard weights and measures, create and maintain armed forces, make copyrig...

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It sets up the separation of powers, checks and balances, and the relationships between state and federal governments. ... Chief Justice Marshall's ideals are set forth in the given quote as he explains the reasoning and need for vagueness in the Constitution (and therefore federalism). ... More specifically, he sets the stage for the Supreme Court to fill in the blanks so to speak. The ambiguity of these "minor ingredients" is what sets the stage for so much constitutional change. ... This case sets the tone for the Rehnquist Courts" strong support for dual federalism. ...

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Its chief care is for the rights and opportunities of the individual and in all spheres it sets freedom first. ... Liberals believe that a system of government is necessary; but for government to be acceptable there must be fair and effective representation and freedom of information. ... They want to set business free from red tape in order to help Britain compete in the global market. The conservatives also distrust the federal government and oppose most extensions of federal authority, except expanding the federal governments police powers, such as DEA. They believe the government taxes...

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They set the stage for the federal government to bring reform to the national level quickly. ... This reached the national government; it dug into the national governments roots, the constitution! ... President Roosevelt, representative of the federal government helped to make changes in the national government. ... The federal government was well in control of currency due to reforms in the national government. ... Government, and pass the 20th amendment. ...

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The main problem with the Articles of Confederation was that it failed to give power to the federal government. The new states needed to unift under one constitution, they needed to establish a soverign central government. ... The new states needed a central government. ... Because of its weaknesses, the government demanded little respect. ... The most important thing was the Northwest Ordinance, which set up the boundaries, forbade slavery, and held the nation together to shape what is the American territory. ...

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Out of much fear, the Articles tried to stay as far away from a strong federal government as possible. They had tried to make sure the federal government will stay weak in the affairs of the Confederation. ... The Articles set up the Northwest Ordinance to regulate this territory. ... The Land Ordinance, another brilliant plan, set up the division of the plots of land in the Northwest Territory after surveying it. ... The Articles of Confederation themselves, set up for a failure in most cases. ...

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Presidential candidates get part of their money from private donors and part from the federal government; congressional candidates get all of their money from private sources. ... The government will provide matching funds for all monies raised from individual donors who contribute no more than $250. ... The government also gives a lump-sum grant to each political party to help pay the costs of its nominating convention. In the general election the government pays all the costs of each candidate up to a limit set by law (which in 1996 that limit was $61.8 million for each major candidate an...

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The German system of government is often referred to as a "Chancellor democracy" owing to the powers and responsibilities of the Federal Chancellor, head of federal government. ... The Chancellor is the only member of the government elected by the parliament and he alone is accountable to it. ... The guidelines of government policy are set by the Chancellor, placing him in a particularly strong position in government. ...

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Our Government should look towards a policy like Social Darwinism, because we cannot kill off the weak, but at the same time they must work for their cut. ... In 1994, 27 million people used food stamps costing the federal government 24 billion dollars."... This means that the only way to go is to set time limits on the welfare system, and to limit the benefits paid out. ... A poverty line is set, and this line is an average income amount that is set to show how much it would cost to support a given family. ... The government needs to structure welfare so that it's not just a handout. ...

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The Constitution set up the basic outline of the federal system. This system divided the powers between the national government and the state governments. ... This case upheld the powers of the federal government. ... Carter was opposed to big government. ... Throughout these two hundred years powers have constantly shifted between the state governments and the national government. ...

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The Constitution set up the basic outline of the federal system. The federal system divided the powers between the national government and the state governments. Also, it bound the individual states together under one national government. ... Carter was opposed to big government. ... Throughout these two hundred years powers have constantly shifted between the state governments and the national government. ...

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They were very different in opinions on how the government should be run. ... Unsatisfied with the government, the Federalists sought to create a Constitution that promoted a republican government in which it would strengthen the national government that could serve the purpose of providing for general defense, protection, and common welfare. ... The republican government established by the Constitution was not supported by the Anti-Federalists, because this type of government would require the active support of people but United States government was too distant from the people. ... History h...

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They were very different in opinions on how the government should be run. ... Unsatisfied with the government, the Federalists sought to create a Constitution that promoted a republican government in which it would strengthen the national government that could serve the purpose of providing for general defense, protection, and common welfare. ... The republican government established by the Constitution was not supported by the Anti-Federalists, because this type of government would require the active support of people but United States government was too distant from the people. ... History h...

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They also favored a strong central government, interpreted the Constitution loosely, were pro- England, and believed in a government by the elite. ... From this treaty Spain recognized the U.S. right to navigate on the Mississippi River, the boundary between Spanish Florida and the U.S. was set at the 31st parallel, and also Spain and the U.S. promised not to incite Indian attacks against each other. ... Alexander Hamilton was the financial officer of the government. ... The national government would take over the state Revolutionary War debts thereby tying both the states and their citizens t...

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The body of government was the Congress, comprising delegates from the thirteen states. ... Further, Congress did not have the money to set up an effective army and to pay its soldiers, looking ill for the defense of the young nation. ... The combined weaknesses of the government had grave consequences. ... The Articles of Confederation, since they prevented a strong central government from having power over states' rights, tended to create problems for a government that wished to rule with any amount of authority. ... Since the government under the Articles was not given power to set up...

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In a democratic society the government is not a single all- powerful authority wielding ultimate decisive power. ... Hurston establishes that his rights of expressing his religious beliefs were violated because of the unequal rules in his workplace as set out from his employer, who is in the position of authority over him. ... Second, elites in the government may wish to set aside the rule of law under the sway of desiring change in rules to allow them to proceed with their desired actions. ... An example of this was when the elites in government decided it was deaf to the rule of law, when...

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Another reason for the loss of power of the unions caused by the federal government is in the lack of regulations put on industries. ... Without any government regulation these companies can move to these new areas paying drastically lower wages, giving little or no health benefits, and having poor safety conditions. ... (Schlosser p.3) Without a powerful union to fight them, the companies are able to set an industry standard for these terrible conditions. Each state has a different set of rules for such things as workmen's comp and disability. ... Besides the help of the federal governme...

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These pre-determined mind set makes it so that we think the common good in which they seek is one that would keep the people in the position that they are in. ... There is also the point that if you give the country such a big governmental area to work with that the factions would not be able to have the voice in the government that they would be able to have in a state government that Madison brings up in Federalist 14. He states that these factions will be less powerful and would not exist in the federal government because these are "enlightened men." ... The fact that the government is n...

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The Act would synchronize our federal government to unprecedented levels. A big complaint into why we missed 9/11, was the ineptitude and bureaucracy of the federal government. ... Also, the Act allotted more power for government to freeze and capture terrorist funds before they could be used to murder, including the prosecution of those who fund terrorist activities. ... The first Patriot Act, ironically, becomes effectively illegal after its fifth year in existence, for it has a "sun set" provision built in. ...

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The new program was intended to encourage self-sufficiency and reduce dependency on government assistance. ... The law set out goals for the program and gave states the authority to determine how to best accomplish the goals. Guidelines are set by each state to determine how much assistance each family will receive. ... The governments only concern was, "How do we get poor people off welfare and into the workforce, so that we (the government) can benefit?" ... The government will now have extra funds to spend on other issues, such as capital punishment, instead of welfare benefits for the poo...

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It could mean the people are satisfied with the present state of the government. ... Another step is to increase the role that the federal government plays in the lives of its citizens. ... Congress has already set programs into effect in order to improve voter turnout. ... It puts the government at risk for unfit candidates being elected to office and having unwise policies placed into effect. ... It would be impossible for the government or any other institution to influence everyone or make voting easier for everyone....

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For nearly 150 years, the United States government managed to keep a balanced budget. ... Beginning with the New Deal, the federal government came to play a much larger role in American life. ... If the government actually succeeded in paying down the debt and stayed committed to keeping it at zero, gives up the best weapon, our government has, for managing the economy. One of Washington's most effective ways to fight recession is to spend its way out of it, using government programs financed by government debt to rouse the economy; thus, eliminating the debt could backfire. ... Most ...

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