At the time, the states feared a strong central government, for this reason, the Continental Congress tried to give the states as much independence as possible. After the ratification of the Articles of Confederation the states pretty much governed themselves, they regulated their own interstate trade, they raised their own militia, and the Sovereignty resided in the
Issues like the role of the government, the people’s rights, and international affairs were some of the more major aspects that prompted the evolution of the first American political party system. The administration of Washington and Adam’s dueled it out with their contributions to the solving of these national problems in the midst of deciding whether such things as state power and people’s rights were dangerous to the state of the national government. After all these things forming throughout their legacy, factions known as the Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian transformed into political parties that gave opposing views on our nation. As the new American government began to form, because of the division between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, Washington realized there needed to be a President in charge who could balance the nation with power and release to the people. He stood for a strong federal government because he strongly struggled with giving states too much power, thinking they would start a rebellion in which could not be controlled.
During his reign Phillip II faced problems domestically. Phillip II was sometimes described as an absolute monarch but he faced many constitutional restraints on his power, the rise in power of the bureaucracy during his reign would challenge his power and authority, in response to this Phillip II would put those who he would benefit from politically in power, one of the first he would put to power was Gonzalo Perez who would die and be replaced by Antonio Perez. These would serve a assets at the time, and although they relations with them would eventually go awry, he gained powerful control over the nobles of Castile which would also lead to his crave of wanting grater control over the beauracracy that challenged his power, he seems to handle this issue swiftly and correctly. Domestically he would also face challenges financially, this reduced income to the thrown. Phillip would face many difficulties trying to raise taxes, but Spain would gain large income from the New World, and Philip would try to invest more money into exploration and oversea expedition in an attempt to spend money in order to make money, this would be futile and nonetheless with these attempts Spain would eventually
How does federalism today differ from that created by the Founding Fathers and why? Federalism, a form of government which divides sovereignty, law and decision making between levels of government, will ultimately lead to tension (Lowry, 2000, p73). This tension arises from competing levels of government, i.e. the regional and the central, trying to serve their own interests. It is because of this competition that a federal system can not be static but ever changing and evolving.
Q: “Royal Prerogatives provide unlimited extension of executive power, which is not accountable and unrestricted.” Critically discuss. A: Royal prerogatives refer to the residual powers of the Monarch that are exercised by the executive. While I agree that there are current mechanisms in place that are used to curtail the power of the executive exercising royal prerogatives, these mechanisms are unsubstantial. However, there have been gradual changes in the stance and attitude towards the arbitrary and discretionary use of prerogative power. These changes have led to a shift in the attitude where prerogative powers have been subject to more review and restrictions where appropriate.
Jamie Corbin THE THEORY OF POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY IN FEDERALIST #10 In Federalist #10, Madison notes that in a republican government the legislative authority will predominate out of necessity and therefore questions how to keep that branch from exceeding the powers that are rightfully theirs. Madison lists multiple remedies that the Constitution has, including the federal system of government, two chambers or houses (bicameral legistature) of Congress, and the executive veto. Madison’s famous essay on the subject of factions, he addresses the question of how “to secure the public good and private rights oagainst the danger of [majority faction], and at the same time to preserve the spirit and form of popular government.” Not only is judicial review never listed as a possible solution in Federalist #10, but when Madison switches back to the subject of factions in the last of of 51, he lists a cure that he never mentioned in the famous Federalist #10: “creating a will in the community independent of the majority.” The court is immune to majoritarian pressures and is therefore in a position to counteract majority faction. Madison did not
Gladys Maldonado Many Nations Used different types of government systems to control there society. The two governments I will be writing about are absolutism and limited monarchy, There differences and similarities also the economic contributions and economic contributions that both of these systems contribute to the Government. Absolutism is the political belief that one ruler should hold total power of the country. The theory of absolutism these rulers wanted to be absolute monarch’s kings or queens who held all of the power within their states and boundaries. Some of the effects of absolutism are the ruler’s regulated religious worships and social gatherings to control
It showed that speed was more important than any other value. The signing statement had a huge effect on the balance of power between the executive branch and congress, it was a direct showdown between the President and Congress because the signing statement proved the president won’t always obey Congress. According to PBS, it was said it would be better that the president say in their signing statement, “We're going to only follow this up to the extent that we think you have the power," rather than thinking they're valued. The OLC corrected their actions by standing up for the law and basically defining the law for the government and what it's supposed to
The problem might be structural rather than political. The problem is the underlying document-our written Constitution. Changing the structure of our system is difficult and only made more so because of our flawed understanding of our own history, especially the origins of our founding document. The structure of our Constitution gives us profound insights about what the founders thought was important. Article I of the Constitution concerns the Legislative branch.
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