JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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Question
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The national government has supreme power to do whatever it wants.
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The states do not have to do what the national government asks.
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Allows for national action on matters of national concern and local action on matters of local concern.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Federalism limits government by creating two sovereign powers-the national government and state governments-thereby restraining the influence of both. Separation of powers imposes internal limits by dividing government against itself, giving different branches separate functions and forcing them to share power.
Detailed explanation-2: -Coercive federalism is sometimes called centralized federalism, which focuses on the national government’s strong voice in shaping what states do. Coercive federalism has also been dominant on specific issues such as public education and the environment since the 1960s.
Detailed explanation-3: -United States, 564 U.S. 211, 222 (2011) ( By denying any one government complete jurisdiction over all the concerns of public life, federalism protects the liberty of the individual from arbitrary power. When government acts in excess of its lawful powers, that liberty is at stake. ); United States v.