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    Think American Government- The Federal System Federal System is a political system that separates power between a central government, with the authority over the whole nation, and a series of state government. The constitution delegates some powers to the national government while leaving other powers to the state. The constitution gives the most power to the Legislative Branch and gives least power to the Judicial Branch. Legislative is there to make laws in congress. And the Judicial Branch

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    The United States government is based on federalism. Federalism is a political system in which national and regional governments share powers and are considered independent equals. Over many years there has been a debate over the distribution of powers between the federal and state governments. This has led to the infamous question of "who has the power to do what?" How we interpret federalism has transformed over time and has come a long way from what was meant in the Constitution. The evolution

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    Today, the federal government controls unrestricted means to execute whatsoever the elected official desire, without reverence for the Constitution the aforementioned vanished gradually. Common people are not knowledgeable that the United States in 1776 did not have an income tax, and in 1913; a perpetual income tax was inflicted upon the people. In actual fact, the Constitution disallowed an income tax. For longer than a century, the leadership endured completely without proceeds from wages. Formerly

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    national government is always changing. The sharing of the power between the two governments changed drastically when the United States switched from being under the Articles of Confederation to being under the Constitution. The sovereignty of the states is one thing that has changed exponentially from when the Articles of Confederation were in place to now, under the Constitution. Under the Articles of Confederation the states has a lot more power. There was no strong national government that

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    Medicaid is Financed The Medicaid program is jointly funded by the federal government and each individual state. To offset costs for struggling state budgets, the federal government will fully finance new enrollees in 2014, gradually reducing its contribution over time (Sederstrom, 2012). The federal government pays each state for a particular percentage of program expenditures. These expenditures are call the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP). Per capita income, from each state

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    Federal, state, and local government establish the laws of how we carry on with our lives and influences the decisions that protect our future. We the people must hold the different levels of government accountable when those laws or influences are not withheld. The Constitution was written to protect those that may be treated unfairly and justly. There will be issues that every level of government will agree on, but it is up to the elected officials to represent those who do not have a voice. Hydro

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    those that might suggest that our country would be better off with no federal government. On the other hand, without a federal government, the protection of enemies from within and without quickly becomes unregulated. Another role of the federal government is to build and maintain federal parks and highways. Although there is obviously a need for the federal government, it is also obvious in very recent years that the federal government’s intrusive nature into business and individuality has exceeded

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    Federal government spending is increasing, deficits are lingering, and the amount of accumulated debt is reaching dangerously high levels. Growing spending and debt are undermining economic growth and may push the nation into a severe financial crisis in coming years (Edwards, 2016). How can we keep our balance and spending under control? Federal spending is becoming more and more of a problem, and Bill Clinton did not balance our budget. He did provide solutions to balance our budget but allegations

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    The differences that we see between state governments and federal governments, are mainly because the two governments have completely different jobs to do. The State of Colorado has a preamble that states: “We, the people of Colorado, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in order to form a more independent and perfect government; establish justice; insure tranquility; provide for the common defense; promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves

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    Should the federal government have a role in setting national policies for public education - or should that be left to the states? The United States Constitution does not clearly address the role of the federal government in the nation’s public education. That implies that the responsibility of setting policies and standards should reside with the states’ government. However, the involvement of the federal government may have a positive impact on public education throughout the nation. Having a

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