The three branches of government that make up the federal system are:
The Legislative, Executive, & Judicial Branches. ;)
The Federal and state governments both have the power to tax because they each have separate expenses in a budget. State governments tax to help pay for state programs. Federal governments tax to help pay for Federal programs.
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...shared by the state and federal governments.
A political system in which local units of government have a specially protected existence and can make final decisions over some governmental activities, versus a federal system in which sovereignty is shared so that on some matters, the national government is supreme and on others, the local governments are supreme.
I know of three federal responsibilities to the states; Make sure that the states have republican governments, protect the states from violent actions, and respect states territories. Hope that helps a little. Jesus reigns :)
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The United States has a FEDERAL REPUBLIC style government. There is a strong central government with less powerful state governments. The United States also is a REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC, where the voters elect officials to make most of the decisions. (Compared to a Democracy where voters directly vote on issues) The federal government is divided into three parts, The executive, the judicial, and the legislative.
The federal system for North Dakota is most disappointing to me and my peers.
the relationship between the federal government and state governments is specifically laid out in the constitution
Federal and state courts make up the United States' court system.
Federal courts assure the COnstitution is obeyed by governments.