Question

the \federal\ in federalism
name
if not federalism, then what?
when the founding fathers wrote the constitution, they could have chosen many types
of government. what was it about the states that was so appealing about the federal system?
other forms of government had shown their drawbacks. lets see the other forms of government:
maybe, but powers are shared and distributed to states so the central government
follows, but others can check it. whats the weakness? mark each one that represents a strength
and shout its a type and weakness. what role does the central government play?
federal: set of chairs
a federal form of government splits power between independent
states and a central government. the power rests in both places,
and each gets its authority from a government document, like the
u.s. constitution. independent states (or provinces) inside the central
government may also share power.
____ there is national unity, but local governments can act as well
____ citizens have more opportunities to be heard
____ services can be duplicated by different levels of government
____ disputes occur between national power and states’ rights
a confederation of states is
like a bunch of different chairs
grouped together. they hold
power independently but
work collectively.
confederal: many different chairs
the confederal form of government is an association of independent
states. the central government gets its authority from the
independent states. power rests in each individual state, whose
representatives meet to address the needs of the group. america
used a confederal system before the constitution. it didnt work
because the states did not give the central government enough
power to do its job.
____ keeps the power of government at the local level
____ states cooperate without losing their independence
____ central government may be too weak to be effective
____ laws may differ from state to state; no uniformity
unitary: one big chair
in a unitary form of government, all the power rests in a central
government. the country may be divided into states or other sub-units,
but they have no power of their own. for example, england depends on
its parliament, a legislative body, to create and enforce the laws in the
country. the leader of the nation, the prime minister, is a member of the
parliament and does not have any more power than its members.
____ uniform laws, policies, and enforcement across the country
____ little conflict between state and national governments
____ government may be slow to meet local problems
____ difficult to meet all the needs of all the citizens
the states and central
government must work together
and balance each other out, like
a set of chains around the table.
a unitary government is
one really big chair, with
all of the government’s power
sitting in one place.

Explanation:

The content is about different forms of government (federal, confederal, unitary) and their characteristics, which falls under the subfield of Politics in Social Science as it deals with governmental structures and political systems.

Answer:

Social Science - Politics