Government In our modern world there are many forms of government. ... A second type of government is a libertarian government. In a libertarian society the government is set up to take an overpowering role in society. ... Since there is no government, the society can't regulate trade, set up national banking systems, declare war, build roads, tax, and declare war or even coin money. ... Lastly a dictatorship is a type of government. ...

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America's government is built on the idea of "power of the people" and sooner or later the people will start to rebel against the government and a second civil war could surely be on its way. ... It's not right for the government to use surveillance and spy equipment on innocent citizens. ... The issue has grown so much that the users are beginning to question their safety and their government. ... " The government should be afraid of its' people because of the way the political system is set up. Citizens should not fear their government. ...

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Types of Governments Governments can be classified into several types. Some of the more common types of governments are: 1. ... Governments also use taxes to fund welfare and public services. ... A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. ... Brief A constitution must be brief because it is not the place in which the details of organization should be set forth. ...

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The last concept is Government. Government is ubiquitous. ... Remember that government is everywhere. ... They would like to see this program, No Child Left Behind, set up and installed as soon as possible, but they are not giving the education budget the money they need to see this plan become a reality. ... The government would like this set up soon, but not if it is going to cost them more money once they decided to cut the educational budget. ...

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Bush indicated the U.S. government would respond appropriately and would make no distinction between the terrorists and those who harbor them. ... Following those attacks that Americans still grieve from today, the United States government went to work to set forth freedom to those oppressed, the people of the United States of America. ... So one might ask, what does this allow our government to do and how does this change our government from the duties and obligations it had prior to September 11th, 2001? ... What this has done is that it has allowed the United States government to chan...

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The government set up was made up of only one branch of Congress. The Articles of Confederation didn't have a true national government, and gave the states more power. ... States then set up their own regulations, taxed each other, and provided for their own militia. The government's main priority was to control foreign policy and create treaties. ... The last problem of the Articles of Confederation was representation in government. ...

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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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I share the opinion of the majority of the world in thinking that democracy is the best form of government. My opinion may be biased since I live in the United States under a democratic government, but I think the presidential system of democracy works the best. ... We have the power to influence (even if it is only slightly), the way the government is handled. ... In an open society there are opportunities to do what you want and try to influence the government on issues that are important. ... A set government with rules and consequences always helps to prevent chaos. ...

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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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The framers of the Constitution came together to make sure they made the best government possible. ... For this to work, they decided to split the government into three different branches. ... He said "that a country's founder should create a separation of powers for their government," or a system of government in which different institutions exercise various components of governmental power. ... A set of checks and balances were made to limit his power. ... John Locke came up with this idea of splitting up the government. ...

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The government has conflicting priorities. ... That way the government can prevent most violence while letting the parents have final say over what their children watch. ... The parents should step in and turn the set off when a violent program comes on. ... If he can learn at an early age that violence on television is bad, then he can turn the set off for himself when he is older. ...

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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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The United States government as a result has shown no toleration when dealing with any related issues. ... The government was now online and willing to do anything to stop these hackers. ... Sure, the government needs to crackdown on terrorist activity, but not in this form. ... This will bring the necessity of creating a new set of rules or laws that would put different hackers on different levels and tried accordingly. Another solution could be to set up a team of people that will personally hunt for terrorist activity on the net. ...

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These words set into motion more then just soldiers, planes, and battleships. ... If the government couldn't protect Pearl then how can they protect each and every one of us? ... If the government decided to enter WWII, then where would the supplies come from and who would make them. ... The government told them yes you are tough enough. ...

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National government is supreme over state governments. ... Maryland set forth important principles in American government. ... This federal bank was not very popular because it competed with the state banks for customers and it set limits on state and private loans" (McCulloch Vs. ... cially at the federal government. ... Taxes and the uses of funds gained from taxes have created a political Tug-of-War between the federal government and the state governments. ...

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The federal government is over stepping its bounds. ... The federal government is illegally forcing laws they do not have the power to make. ... The federal government is taking reserved powers from the states. ... The government has the wrong approach to drinking. ... However, the constitution does not give our federal government the right to set the drinking age. ...

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The problem of the Articles of Confederation was that limited the power to central government. ... Under the Articles of confederation, the United State's government as in a state of chaos. ... Third, the government lacked the money and power needed to provide an adequate national defense. ... If we had no money being brought into the government, we would not have been successful. ... Although the articles set the United States free, it was unable to provide them with a solid government. ...

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The countries government and values reflected their methods and means of making the New World work to their benefit. ... The French government decided that Catholicism would be the official religion of the colonies and so they banned Protestants from the settlement. ... The Virginia Company of London set up Jamestown at the mouth of the James River. ... A law of "He that will not work shall not eat" was imposed by Smith, and boundaries were set up with the Native Americans. ... There a colony of Puritans set on religious tolerance was founded. ...

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There will always be citizens who disagree with the government under which they reside, but with having distributed power, those individuals may be more likely to find another who has the same opinions. ... There is still a power which sets boundaries for those rights but without them we as a nation could not survive. ...

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The federal government collects an income tax from each citizen every year. ... This means that a state cannot make something legal which the federal government has said is illegal. ... The separation of powers means that the government's power is divided between the executive, legislative and judicial branches. ... The colonists wanted to get away from the oppressive rule the King had over them, and set up a government of the people and for the people. ... Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the government's actions has been its attack on the Bill of Rights. ...

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Now; however the government has decided that it is acceptable to drink but you must be 21 years of age to do so. ... Perhaps what happened was that the conservative fat cats at the capitol all got together in a back room and set up a wheel and the majority leader was given the spin and it landed on 21. ... One day while you are sitting at home you receive a letter from the United States government stating that you have been randomly selected by your peers to give your service to America" Armed Forces thereby being officially drafted. ... You went off to war because you were 18, selected by ...

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It is said by many young Americans that the government is constantly scheming against its people. ... "The government has too much power," the people claim. Whether the government's control over our lives is hidden or open, it is factual that the government has heavy control over what Americans can and cannot do. ... The government's aptitude to crack down goes beyond the control of the common citizen. ... Even though gun control legislation was already being debated and bills concerning gun control were set to be voted on within weeks of the Columbine tragedy in both federal and...

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The governments in both documents could create and arm navy and the army. The problem was the source of money to set up the army (Dougherty, 2006). ... The small states felt that the bigger states were getting more from the government. ... To solve this problem, the Great Compromise proposed a government that had two houses. ... The Anti-Federalists argued that the constitution gave much power to the national government. ...

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The U.S. government didn't put an end to it until maybe fifteen to twenty years after it was established. ... The government didn't stop him from overworking, underpaying his employees. ... He bought up railroad stock and then set rates. ... So government passed the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887, to make sure that charges on railroads were fair. ... Government showed its strength here, because it starts to regulate trade, and it showed that it could get involved in private business, to protect the public. ...

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