As a result, the recall was justified for failing to use the powers of his office to address challenges that are adversely impacting the public. (Aronson, 2003) Search online news sources to find at least two (2) examples of direct democracy at work in your state or in one of the states around you
While; not imposing such a burden to hurt economic growth throughout the region. (Lambert, 2009) Consider the following taxes (cigarettes, sales, inheritance and income)
The dictator is supposed to be the individual who will steer society towards these objectives by: redistributing wealth and moving in the direction of this goal. (Runciman, 2010, pp
In each situation, the voters are directly expressing these views at the ballot box. ("2012 Puerto Rico Statehood Amendment," 2012) (Walker, 2012) Name an issue that, in your opinion, requires direct democracy right now
As a result, most people will instinctively have no motivation to do more. (Wolf, 2005) This assumption is valid
One of the best examples of an aspect of health care delivery that should be regulated federally are elements of necessary health care reform such as a shift from the current fee-for-services model of health care compensation to a results-based model. Another example would be the establishment of the so-called "public option" for health insurance to compete against the private health insurance industry or, in the alternative, federal legislation to limit the amount of profit or the maximum rates or maximum increase in health insurance premiums (Reid, 2009)
113). Consequently, this expansion of federal power has been the source of a growing amount of research -- and concern -- among constitutional scholars and the mainstream press (Loyola, 2011)
Congress under the Commerce Clause. Certainly, there is a need for the PPACA because approximately 50 million Americans remains uninsured, and these healthcare consumers require more than $100 billion in healthcare services each year, and more than 33% of these services go unpaid (May, 2013)
These categories are seen to be dangerous if a firearm is in their possession. The legislation passed to ensure that controls are being conducted every time an individual acquires or transfers a firearm was intended to be applied at a federal level meaning that the Congress would be the one imposing the procedures for the controls and checks and would not let the states decide on the best approach to conduct these controls (Spitzer, 1998)
For the two sets of government to coordinate and collaborate effectively, there is certainly an urgent need of measures and policies that clearly articulate the areas of jurisdiction of each of the government. The federal government harmonizes this process by considering the various interests of executive officers and representatives from these governments (Stephens and Wikstrom, 2007)
As such, resolving such challenges calls for the redefinition of the powers of these governments. This exercise entails, at the least, new consensus on the structure of political authority (Saxena, 2006)
Evidently, it is clear that the stated factors foster the tools of taxation, regulation, and public enterprise to protect their regional industry and counteract the federal policies. They call for greater recognition in the national policies, which negatively affect the goals (Zeemering, 2007)
Cooperative federalism was then developed between 1901 and 1960. This was marked by a lot of cooperation and collaboration in the levels of governments (Boyd, 1997)
These levels have formal authority which they exercise over the area and people in the area. This is different from a confederate government where there exist a national government that is weak and most power is bestowed upon the components within the country such as the states (Leroy, 2010)
The individual earner is not subsidizing others, as the Social Security benefits are commensurate with inputs accumulated throughout the person's working life. Correspondingly, there is a greater need in the nation overall for buffers against economic and social calamities that result from seniors being unable to care for themselves in their later years (Norton, 2011)
"When developing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, state lawmakers must make assumptions about revenue and expenditures. To demonstrate a balanced budget and justify increasing expenditures, lawmakers will inflate revenue assumptions by projecting overly optimistic revenue growth and rate of return on pension fund assets, and by assuming a lower rate of inflation than is realistic" (Williams 2012)
gov). The Federal Government's Takeover of Public Projects A series of high-profile accidents in the Washington area metro system resulted in a proposed legislation to move the supervision of the transit rail safety from the state to the federal government (Caruso, 2009)
Is it time that the federal government step in and take over the safety regulation of local rail transit system (Caruso, 2009)? Or is it just that the existing state-based system simply needs improvement and more funding? It must be time to fix the appropriate federal role in the heightening rail transit safety situation (Caruso). Conclusion: The Better Choice Like Congress and state legislatures, local governing bodies, such as city councils or town boards, are composed of representatives formally chosen by the people they govern (Gifford, 2013)
"The debate over whether the Fourteenth Amendment makes applicable against the states all of the protections of the Bill of Rights is one of the most important and longest-lasting debates involving interpretation of the U.S. Constitution" (Linder 2012)
Conflict between federal authority and advocates of states' rights continued to be a thorn in the side of the new nation as it matured. In the case of the Nullification Crisis, it "arose in the early 1830s when leaders of South Carolina advanced the idea that a state did not have to follow a federal law and could, in effect, 'nullify" the law,'" specifically a tariff disadvantageous to South Carolina (McNamara 2013)