Essay On Federalism

Our founding father George Washington once said “The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitution of government.” When acquiring independence, The U.S wanted to form a source of government that would conciliated all of their citizens but they wanted to do it in a way that would distinguish them from the parliamentary government of the British. As a result, theU.S created a unique structure of government to assure that no one gain power over another, and this set of structure can be identified as Federalism. Federalism according to American Government is “a system in which the legal power of government is divided between a central or national government and smaller units of state government, usually under the authority of a written constitution.”(Volkomer, Pg33) The U.S separation of powers is evident through the judicial, legislative, and representative branch. The power given to each is in theory balanced and checked by the power of the other two. Each branch serves as a check on potential immoderations of the other two. In this essay, I would be differentiating the political system with that of the British, and explaining certain aspects that makeour political system unique. Although our political system has been the core for our country for centuries, I feel is the best representation even though it could be dysfunctional at times.

No political system can be flawless or can always have constancy.As times has gone by different political systems seem to be a better fit for different countries, each having theirpros and cons. Since the formation of the Articles of Confederation, The U.S has been considered a democracy. In a democracy each individual is able to partic...

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Our system serves our country very well because of many reasons that were stated in the American Government, such as cultural, historical, and proportional representation. Culturally, the nation election system which we know as the use of single-member districts in choosing members of congress, state, and local legislature creates a two-party system. Historically, these institutions have conserved their initial form. The U.S constitution has been in existence for over many centuries and it has been really operational ever since. Lastly through proportional representation, different racial, religious, and ethnic groups have been able join together in the United States. Therefore our system is really beneficial to how varied we are because it has allowed the diverse crowds to take an effect on our political system and choose the right officials for our nation.