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Government
Questions and information about the structure and history of legislative systems and ruling empires of countries other than the United States
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Should the government be in involved in religious matters?
What kind of government did Jamestown have?
The council. Example: A dictatorship or someone who ran everything.
John Locke
In this cartoon which branch of the government is president frankiln d roosevelt trying to change?
I think you are referring to Roosevelt's battle with the Supreme Court (judicial branch). Several of his New deal programs were declared unconstitutional and he undoubtedly had other ideas which he knew would not get by the courts. Consequently he had the idea the court should be increased in size, so that he could add new judges that would agree to his programs and create a majority that would see his way.
How are decisions made in a republic?
A republic is a representative form of government. People vote for a particular person to represent their views in government. The government is generally composed of a legislature that passes laws, composed of these elected people.
Often the government also has an administration that administers [enforces] those laws.
Feudal government was an unfair system used in ancient times
Feudalism involves a hierarchy consisting of a king, nobles, and peasants. The king grants land to the nobles and the nobles have peasants work the land. The peasants are provided shelter, food, and protection in exchange for increasing the wealth of the nobles.
What political party represented the south?
The Democrats did. Lincoln was a Republican, and it was 'Radical Republicans' that attempted Reconstruction after the Civil War. Even late into the 20th century, the Democratic party was still representing most of the south. It was the Republican party that pushed and passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as the one a hundred years prior. However with today's neaderthalic media and lack of education, the mindset of most (who are ignorant to history, which it a LOT of people in America) is Republican = Racist.
What is the diffence between government and state?
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A country and a state are not much different. Mostly because a state is part of a country. Like the USA has 50 states. Each state takes up a single part of the United States. Once all 50 states are made up, it forms the United States of America. (USA)
What must occur after the president negotiates a treaty?
All treaties must ratified by the Senate before they take effect.
First foreign president of Indian National Congress?
Jawaharlal nehru was the president of Indian National Congress in 1931
to reward wartime allies with land
Casework.
How does the nations chief get that position in parliamentary democracy?
It depends entirely what you mean by "position".
If the question is asking how you become a member of the political leadership in a parliamentary democracy, it depends on the type of parliamentary democracy. In a parliamentary democracy where people vote for individuals, like the UK, it is as simple as running and winning a campaign to represent your district. In a parliamentary democracy where people vote for parties, like Israel, you need to get on the party list and for there to be enough seats granted for you to sit in one.
If the question is asking how to get into politics in a parliamentary democracy, the best way is through an internship with your local parliamentarian.
If the question is asking how to get a job in general (apolitical), there is no real difference between a parliamentary democracy and any other type of government. You send in your resume, talk to the owner, and get hired.
incorporation
How long does government office terms last?
It depends on the country and the level of government. Some terms are 3 years, some are 4 years, and some 5.
Why was the Northwest Ordinance important to the nation after the Revolutionary War?
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it encouraged the expansion of slavery
into new territories. Next time look
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Has the National government abused its powers in its relations with the states?
Absolutely. In almost every aspect. For example: The interstate commerce clause is used as a catch-all for almost any legislation the federal government wants to enact. Take the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. They are granted their powers from the interstate commerce clause. The reasoning is that guns are bought and sold in interstate commerce. So, If this is a good reason to form an entire beurocratic entity, why do we not have a Bureau of Apples, Tennis Rackets, and Doorknobs? After all, aren't these things also sold interstate? Why is there justification for one because of the "catch-all" of interstate commerce, but not any other item that is also sold interstate? Just one of hundreds of examples of the federal government abusing It's powers.
What plan for a national government did congress adopt in November 1777?
The Articles Of Confederation.
In what case does state governments provide financial help to their local governments?
Education and public schools
What plan of the government did the convention draw up?
ANSWER: A republic.
Remember the pledge of allegiance? "and to the republic for which it stands".
A republic, not a banana republic or the people's republic of China or any other perverted form of a republic. These quasi republics lay claim to a republic in order to join or qualify to join international organizations like the U.N. but although they insert the word republic they do not function as one.
A true republic is a system of government that democratically elects its officials to decide the complicated issues and act in the best interests of their constituencies.
The idea is to create a blocking strategy to avoid the tyranny of the masses as experienced in a democracy. The fatal flaws in a democracy are first, a public who is required to vote on everything neither has the time or interest to examine the issues.
Secondly, and even worse, it isn't long before the public discovers it can vote itself gifts from the treasury and redistribute wealth by preying on individual wealth; (Tyranny of the masses).
Soon the system fails and the citizens are helpless to defend themselves against a more organized and powerful force, (loss of liberty).
Instead, our founding fathers created a republic intended to block special interest voting by competing states and their representatives all pulling in different directions.
This was augmented by a separation power into three branches of government where decisions could be settled by two votes and never dead locked.
Next, and most importantly, our founding fathers wanted the power to be held primarily by the states and not the federal government.
You see, if you feel your state is unreasonable or has created tyrannical laws, you can simply vote with your feet and leave taking your tax dollars to the state that promotes the greatest liberty in your opinion.
This forces the states to constantly be mindful of the balance of government regulation and individual liberty. You see, liberty can be measured by the total number of choices you the individual can make with respect to the total number of possible choices. The more choices you get to make the more liberty you have and the more choices government regulation makes the less liberty you have.
Some choices are intentionally removed because acting on them eliminates someone Else's liberty like in the case of stealing. However, it is up to the government to hammer out the laws that keep us from tyrannizing each other. But we live under the constant threat of over regulation and so it was the beautiful design of our founding fathers to safe guard our liberty by competition of states for tax paying citizens.
What the founding fathers feared was a powerful federal government that would create an umbrella of tyranny from which there was no escape. Unfortunately the 17th amendment under Teddy Roosevelt took the power of the states away by eliminating the states governments from electing their federal representatives.
When the vote for federal officials went from the states senates, (where close accountability was the leash on them to act in the best interest of their state instead of in the best interest of the federal government or their party or some lobbying group) to the general public, it was easier for Washington to influence their decisions and neutralize the power of the individual states over their elected officials.
This was further complicated by the 16th amendment, again under Teddy Roosevelt, which created a graduating federal income tax scale that allowed the federal government to treat the right to ones property differently, (the more money you make the higher tax bracket you're in and the less right you have to it).
So the 17th amendment provided the freedom for the federal government to neutralize the authority of the states and assume the power and the 16th amendment allowed the federal government to fund its growth and engage in class warfare through the redistribution of wealth.
This was not what the founding fathers had in mind.
Today we live in a socialized republic where government regulation has dismantled all competing forces and formed a blanket of unified federal power. So the answer to your question as it pertained to our founding fathers is a simple one and the form of government we suffer under today is exactly what the founding fathers sought to avoid for obvious reasons.
Our lawmakers have constantly been engaged in a battle for power over the very constitution they swear to uphold. It seems they are irritated by the fact that our founding fathers wanted us to be free.
