of Unit: This unit focuses on the historical situation of the framers at the time of the Constitutional Convention. Emphasis will be placed on the features of federalism‚ separation of powers‚ and checks and balances‚ that were incorporated into the Constitution to carry out limited government. Essential Questions: How have federalism‚ separation of powers‚ and checks and balances been shaped and debated throughout our history? What are contemporary issues surrounding these principles? Timeframe:
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“Federalism is understood as a principle of government that seeks to reconcile unity and diversity through the exercise of political power along multiple autonomous level” (Tremblay‚ Lecours‚ Nikolenyi‚ Salloukh and Scala‚ 2007). Federalism is usually found in countries which have different religion‚ language‚ culture and economics and works best in states which are multicultural or multinational. “Federalism provides protection against domination by the majority‚ an opportunity for self fulfillment
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take control of people to the point where the government would become all-powerful and serve as a tyranny to the United States‚ which is what they just fought a war over to end. When Melancton Smith pointed out his thoughts about his issue with Federalism‚ he spoke‚ “If the government is so constituted as to admit but few to exercise the powers of it‚ it will‚ according to the natural course of things‚ be in their hands” (Smith‚ 1788.) What Smith is announcing is that if the government becomes too
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1. The main reason for federation? • DEFENSE: a central body was needed for the defence of Australia • IMMIGRATION: laws were needed to regulate entry of migrants in Australia • INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: industrial disputes had begun to spread across colonies to colonies • UNIFORM LAWS: as the population grew‚ it was necessary to have uniform laws on issues such as banking‚ currency‚ marriage and divorce‚ that would be administratively more convenient and provide equal treatment for all Australians
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Authoritarian Government vs. Democracy Authoritarian and the Democracy have different governments. The different authoritarian governments are absolute monarchy‚ dictatorship‚ and totalitarian. Democracy and Authoritarian have different kind of structures. Both have different laws‚ and have different expectations. There are different types of Democracy’s. There is a Constitutional Democracy‚ Direct Democracy‚ etc. Democracy has many differences from Authoritarian. Democracy leaders are chosen in fair
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Confederalism and Federalism‚ do these terms sound like nonsense to you? Well they did me also. Upon further research into our nation’s governmental origins‚ however I found these two words that sound like nonsense to actually be some of the most important for our countries foundation. In 1776‚ the American colonies of Great Brittan declared independence from their mother country‚ in order to form a new country‚ of their own creation. This new country became the United States of America. Simply
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FEDERALISM IN MALAYSIA By: Iffa Syafiqa Introduction The existence of federalism in Malaysian history dates back in 1895 during the establishment of the Federated Malay States which are the ‘Protected States’ of Selangor‚ Negeri Sembilan‚ Pahang and Perak. Federation of Malaya then came later in 1948 with the unification of the nine Malay states and Settlements of Penang and Malacca by the British. Federal principle was described by K.C. Wheare as "the method of dividing powers so that the general
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FEDERALISM IN INDIA Federalism is a basic feature of the Constitution of India in which the Union of India is permanent and indestructible. Both the Centre and the States are co-operating and coordinating institutions having independence and ought to exercise their respective powers with mutual adjustment‚ respect‚ understanding and accommodation. Tension and conflict of the interests of the Centre and the respective units is an integral part of federalism. Prevention as well as amelioration of conflicts
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Why is Federalism important? What exactly is Federalism? Federalism is a way of establishing a nation so that two or more ranks of government have the proper authority of the same territory. Authority is shared between divisions of government. Neither level‚ acting alone‚ can change the basic division of powers the constitution makes between them. Each level operates through its own agencies and acts directly on the people through its own officials and laws. Like most governments in the world
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RESPONSE PAPER 1 Question Two Federalism is a basic feature of the Constitution as held by the Supreme Court in S.R. Bommai vs. Union of India (1994) case. It tested for the first time the presidential notification under Article 356 on the touchstone of the basic structure doctrine. Earlier‚ only constitutional amendments were put to such a test. The Supreme Court has accepted among such decisions that India is a quasi-federal state because the Union has been given many overriding powers over
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