When the Constitution was first adopted, the only Federal officeholders elected directly by the vote of the people were "Representative" and "Elector" .
Senators were selected by the State legislatures.
President and Vice President were elected by the Electors in the Electoral College.
parlamentaryGermany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 states (similar to the USA's 50 states). The President is not elected directly but is chosen by the parliament members and a special council. The Chancellor (similar to a Prime Minister) is the head of government who's party is elected and holds a majority in parliament.
implied power.
The tenth amendment was added to the Bill of Rights to limit the power of the federal government and give the states' powers Constitution didn't directly give the federal government.
Federal. The dual government is set up in such a way that if federal and state are in conflict, federal trumps. The order is as follows: Federal constitution Federal statute Federal case law Federal regulations and administrative law State constitution State statute State case law State regulations and administrative law
No. The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution (Article Six, Clause 2) states that the Constitution (and, by extension, federal law) are the law of last resort, and thus, that no state law (or constitution) can supercede them.
It is Dalton Mcguinty
A member of the House of Representatives
Prime Minister
Not in the US. Federal judges are appointed. not elected.
A representative legislature is a type of legislature in which one half of the members are elected through a formal voting process by the people. This is a type of legislature used in the British colonies.
state representation in the federal government
It is democratic in paper, being a federal presidential representative republic, just like the United States. It however, has less mature public institutions which prevent it from becoming a fully democratic country.
implied powers.
Federal
People are elected to represent the people of their district, city, local, federal or state governments.
Mexico is a federal presidential representative republic. As such, some of the government officials (president, congress) are elected by direct popular vote.
Argentina is a federal republic . Its leader, the president, is elected directly by a vote of the people.