The Importance Of Cooperative Federalism

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What does government do? In 1787 our Constitution’s creators reached the conclusion that there are five basic functions necessary for a national government. Justice must be established, domestic tranquility must be ensured, common defense must be provided, general welfare must be promoted, and the blessings of liberty must be secured. Each of these five basic functions seems simple enough, yet nearly 230 years after initially establishing them the United States Government continues to struggle with the boundary of each function. To understand why this is still such a struggle it makes sense to first dig deeper into how the United States Government is put together. The United States is comprised of billions of people spread out across the fifty …show more content…

The argument can be made that New Federalism no longer best describes government, but cooperative federalism does. Simply put, todays government overlaps national and state governing authority in ways never seen before. In 2015 the Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states even though voters in many of those states voted against legalizing same-sex marriage. In 2016 several states voted to legalize marijuana for either medical purposes or recreational purposes, even though congress still deems it illegal at a national level. The shift from new federalism back to cooperative federalism began in 2010 when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Thus, further blurring the boundary for one of the more commonly disputed basic functions of government, promoting the general welfare. “If you are talented and work hard, you can achieve financial success.”, Benjamin …show more content…

Donald Trump, a businessman with no government office experience, was elected as the next President of the United States. The campaign Trump ran to win the election was focused heavily on the government’s role as it pertains to establishing justice, ensuring domestic tranquility, providing common defense, and securing the blessings of liberty. Trump’s platform was run from a conservative perspective versus the liberal platform his opponent and the current president ran

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