The Federal Government And Its Role In The States

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The federal system is a very complex because it allocates responsibility to state and federal government. Our federal system is one which powers are divided by the central government and state government. They both act directly upon the citizens and must agree with constitutional changes. The division of power among the states and federal government is called federalism. In the past there have been smart president and leader that gave the federal government more power than the states. We have view our country shift powers among the states and central government.
The first time we observed the federal government with more power was after the civil war. The southern state had decided to nullify the abolishment of slavery. After the ware the federal government came out with victory. It was our bloodiest war. The southern state, said that slavery was a state issue and not a government issue. They government has taken a more active role in the state issues.
One way the federal government gains more power is by giving grants to states. Although the money is free in reality it not. The grants come with so many requirements called mandates that state do not really use the money to better them state but end up following the regulation give the federal government more power. Lately, the government has played a bigger role in education. In 1958 the federal government gave money to states to better education, this grant did have many mandates attached. In 2002, Bush passed the No Child Left Behind law that gave a more money to schools but it came with many mandates. For instance, it threatens teacher to lose that job, it told school that if there score did not improve the federal government would not give the more money. This gave the federal government more control over the education system in the...

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