However, a degree of conflict between state governments and federal government is not only unavoidable, but also healthy. ... The issue of finance is one of the major issues causing conflict between state and federal governments. ... Another example of conflict of power between the states and federal government is the Franklin Dams case. ... The constitutional mechanism for this was the federal governments power over foreign affairs, and the fact that the southwest had been nominated for World heritage by the federal government in 1981. However, conflict and disagreement between state an...

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Not only does the federal system in America allow the government to act upon the needs of the nation, but it limits the possibility of control of the government by a particular faction and provides a safeguard against the"tyranny of the majority." ... It sets up the separation of powers, checks and balances, and the relationships between state and federal governments. ... If the Bank, an entity of the federal government, could be taxed out of existence by the states it would be a breach of Article VI, one of the fundamental principles of the Constitution; the supremacy of the national govern...

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When speaking about the extent to which government should be responsible for rebuilding after natural disasters, most people tend to divide the topic into whether it should be the local and state governments that are responsible or the federal government. ... Supporters of the federal government playing a role after natural disasters argue that it it the U.S. government's job to distribute federal funds when a disaster strikes. They counter argue that states would not have all the resources that a federal government would have. The federal government would overall be more successful in pr...

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A business had to comply with mandates from the federal government just because it imported products from other states. This let the federal government exercise quite a bit more power. ... Unfortunately states had to then build administrative offices for the new programs that they had to oversee, what's worse they lost federal funding, but saw no proportionate decrease in federal tax. This leads us to believe that a cooperative federal system lends itself well to consolidation of power into federal hands. It seems fitting that our federal government, an imperfect institution, can be so...

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Tax on Cheese Justiciability Under Article II of the US Constitution, in order for a case to be justiciable in federal court, a matter must present actual case or controversy brought by a person who has standing (facing personal injury), ripeness (denial would result in immediate permanent harm) and not moot ( not already resolved with finality by other means). ... The Named Defendants Under the 11th amendment, an individual cannot sue a state in federal court. However, individuals can sue subdivisions of state (cities, counties, districts) in federal court. ... Here the action is in federal...

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Importance of Government Intervention in Early Childhood Education The State Government needs to intervene in the early childhood development programs as a method to supplement the nations' investment policies. ... He adds that the way by which the government is spending makes it difficult for the educational system to acquire a federal priority. ... As a result, the Federal state has been concerned with the formulation of several procedures. ... Also, Caroline Movado's, "State Government Roles in Schooling for four years Olds" discusses the duties of the state government ...

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At the time the Constitution was written, education wasn't considered a function of local government. ... States are required to continue with providing programs even without federal funds, so most states are encouraged to accept the funding and construct their educational teaching around the rules given by the federal government. ... Creating this Act has greatly expanded the federal government's role in education, making it much more difficult to abolish the Department of Education. ... So in other words, the federal government collects money from the citizens of a state, the...

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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 a central government. ... Because of its weaknesses, the government demanded little respect. ... When the people realized that the Articles of Confederation were not sufficient, the journey to establish a stronger federal government began. This journey resulted in the Annapolis Convention and the Federal Constitutional Convention, which drafted the Constitution of the United States. ...

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In the American Constitution there are stipulated powers of what the national government can do, anything that  is not specify in this clauses, can be handled by the states governments. Speaking about the Federal system, it is a mix between unitary and confederal forms of government. ... Neither the state government nor the national government should interfere in the other's sphere. ... To illustrate better this type of government, I use the McCulloch v. ... 'The Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution grants to the Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution&...

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However, today the big government has grown to encompass all three levels of government namely federal, state and local. Earlier, the antifederalists fussed over how vast the federal government might become someday. ... The Court began to permit the Federal Government to regulate almost any kind of commerce. ... Federal aid has become so important for state and local governments that Washington was on its way to controlling other levels of government. ... (American Government , Page number 66) "Also, the constitution confers certain powers to both the Federal Government and State Governments. ...

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With the Bill of Rights it further limited the power of the federal government. The tenth amendment states that any power not given to the federal government is reserved for the states, or the people. ... The states believed that they had the responsibility to keep the federal government in check, and if the government crossed the line they, the states, advocated the power to nullify unconstitutional laws. This idea, that the states could nullify laws created by the federal government, was formally written down by Madison and Jefferson, and later became known as the Virginia & Kentucky Res...

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The government also threatened to reduce the amount of federal money offered to the states for improvement of the highways. ... (Drinking 1) Representative Scott Klug from Washington visits many University campuses, and is always asked by students why the federal government sets the legal drinking age at 21. ... Although the states are actually individually responsible for setting their own standards the government, in an effort to reduce the number of teenage deaths associated with drunk driving, have imposed restraints on states who don't have MLDA of 21 by taking away part of their ...

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The separation of powers divided the federal government into three distinct branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. ... This system creates a balance throughout all of the branches within the federal government. ... This tenet addresses the monetary powers of the federal government, as well as regulating court systems. ... These delegated powers were only granted to the federal government. Federalism also reserves some powers to the state government; federal and state officials can regulate all elections, court systems, and other aspects. ...

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The Secretary of Defense is saying, "to provide for the common defense" the federal government can conduct the experiment at Maxwell AFB, which is federal property. The state of Alabama says that the federal government cannot conduct those experiments at Maxwell because it violates the state law. ... Those who represent the federal government would say that the benefits of experiments are clear and substantial. ... Maryland (1819) when the federal government had established a bank in Maryland and the state tried to tax it. Because the Constitution gave Congress the power to coin mone...

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The Republicans, under Jefferson and Madison, believed that individual rights are imperative to the success of the union rather than a strong federal government. ... The topic of assumption of state debts by the federal government illustrates the broader argument of federalism versus republicanism, and has continued as an American economic disagreement many years after the American Revolution. ... Alexander Hamilton, a passionate Federalist, proposed to Congress in January 1790 that the federal government assume all of the state debts, therefore allowing the money to be paid back more efficien...

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During his presidency, Jefferson never imposed any religious exercise on the common people because it was not delegated to the federal government. ... The Constitution did not grant any powers to the federal government that would allow them to purchase any new lands. ... During the Madison administration, the federal government imposed a draft that took people from their homes and family and thrust them into the realm of war. ... This act, imposed by Madison, was against the traditional characterization of Jeffersonian Republicans because those powers were not granted in the Constitution to th...

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The changes would be published in the Government Gazette and the amendments will be made to the constitution. ... The reasons for the failure of most are the lack of bipartisan support and expensive and well-organised state campaigns against constitutional changes of the federal government due to the threat to states" residual powers. ...

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Between 1780-1789, there were issues about the federal government and the states under the Articles of Confederation. Two of these issues happened to be the foreign affairs between Britain and the United States, and the economy of the federal government. ... This meant Congress did not have enough money to run a government or pay its bills. ... Foreign countries refused to work commercial agreements with the federal government, since it was not able to enforce them. ... This meant that absolutely no central training or uniformed army could be operated by one certain government, but on the c...

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In America the term "federal government- is usually understood to refer exclusively to the national government located in Washington. ... The constitution set up a division of power between the federal and state governments which initially limited the federal unit to areas of defense, foreign affairs, the control of the currency and the control of commerce between the states. This division has been eroded over the years so that today the federal government has functions that have been greatly extended particularly after "9-11-. ... The federal government has used state and local governments...

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Federal system in the United States of America: its origins. ... u State government can not abolish the acts of the federal and wise verse . ... During New Deal period national government kept cooperative policy and the functions of the federal government expanded enormously. Social, economic and agricultural programs funded by the federal government were administrated by the states and led to the federal grant-in-aid system. ... Federal government and the Constitution of USA, established by federalists provides all freedoms and rights through the Bill of Right. ...

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Edward Snowden released over 200,000 documents that showed exactly what the government is up to. ... Since the Patriot act the Government ceased public immigration hearings and also withheld "sensitive information" by either removing the information from government web sites or just not informing the public. ... The government can prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation; this directly attack our freedom of speech. ... In order to combat terrorists the government can monitor conver...

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The United States is a government of enumerated powers. Congress, and the other two branches of the federal government, can only exercise those powers given in the Constitution. ... Has the design for government persisted over the years as the Founding Fathers have originally intended? ... Instead, federal agents charged him with violating the 1990 Gun-Free School Zones Act, and the state charges were dropped. ... Lopez appealed his conviction through the federal court system. ...

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Congress could not enforce sanctions against the states for any of the decisions it made, executive and judicial branches were weaker than the state legislature, there were no provisions for president, there were no Federal courts, and the Articles themselves were nearly impossible to change or amend. ... Maryland, where state law was deemed invalid if it conflicted with a federal law. ... The concept that powers should also be reserved to the states lingered, however, and recent years have revived the interest in limiting federal power. ... Also, the distinction between the powers of th...

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The federal government's inability to tax restricted the United States' ability to function. This inability to tax paralyzed the federal government and consequently, the United States could not pay its debts. ... This resulted in many Americans promoting a Constitution that strengthened the United States federal government. ... They believed the nation required a stronger federal government to succeed. ... Thomas Jefferson supported a very limited federal government, while Alexander Hamilton supported a stronger federal government. ...

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Many people were concerned that this new constitution gave too much power to the federal government and threatened the liberties of individual citizens. ... Madison believed that the people's rights would best be protected in a large, diverse federal government. ... James Madison, in Federalist #46 entitled "The Influence of the State and Federal Government Compared", discussed reasons as to why the national government would never unnecessarily exceed the powers of the State governments, except in times of war or danger. ... To the first point Madison makes these statements; " The ...

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