The disagreements come in recognizing the failure of government to properly handle other socialized systems, the amount of government oversight that should be imposed, and the coverage that should be part of any comprehensive national healthcare solution. ... It is the fear of many that healthcare, if left to the federal government, will prove no different, serving only to raise taxes already bloated by overspending and poor government oversight. ... "blue- states) one of the possible and plausible solutions to the debate on healthcare reform being whispered in the halls of legislature and ...

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In short, it stipulates the structures and powers of government and between government and the citizen" (Jones et al. 1994, 279). ... Suspicion of Executive power was tempered by the requirements of political order within the Federal system. The central, of federal government comprised of an institutionally separated Executive in the form of a single elected President, a bicameral Legislature or Congress, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Judiciary or the federal courts which are headed by the Supreme Court. ... The structure provides politicians with the...

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(Dahl (1971) Page 2) Since it is almost impossible for a government to be responsive to all of its citizens, Dahl calls our everyday conception of democracy Polyarchy. ... Dahl's purpose of Polyarchy is to determine conditions favor or impede a transformation into a political regime in which opponents of the government can openly and legally organize into political parties in order to oppose the government in free and fair elections. (Dahl (1971) Page 2) Now considering the political Regime of Nigeria, I can say that it presents a struggle to institutionalize stable governments. In the ...

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According to the federalism principle, the American government is separated by lines of policy, where the national government centralizes the views, policies, and responsibilities of the entire country. At the same time, states, no matter how large or small, populous or isolated, gets its fair say in national decisions, and that federal (national) government cannot encroach on these rights. ... The problem that this presents, however, prevents individual citizens' voices, or the voices of the general public, the democratic principle supports, from the vote in policy and governmental deci...

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Issues that are very contrast between both candidates are the Economy, Health care, the federal debt, social security, education, role of the government and foreign policy. ... The federal debt is another key controversial issue between the candidates; Romney sees it as not only an economic issue but a morale one. His argument is that it is morally unjust to pass on such troubles to the next generation, lines like this is where Americas would be persuaded to agree with Romney, because it is a statement that everyone is able to understand and it simply and smartly undermines Obama suggesting th...

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