US Policy Positions

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US Policy Positions
Federalism presents that a national government within the confines of the United States
should limit its activities to undoubted actions of a national scope. It intends to have an energetic
yet restricted national government that sticks to national functions. For this policy, the state and
federal governments would have a clear distinction but work together as sovereign entities. In the
current administration, these lines are blurred as federalism is slowly being neglected for
operation as service delivery structures for federal programs. This leads to the conclusion that
there isn’t any political accountability for a number of programs. Programs are failing yet no one
is available to take responsibility.
Civil rights violation is in the increase as social welfare and education suffer from this.
Bullying is the most rampant form of violation of civil rights and occurs majorly in schools and
neighborhoods. This affects the welfare of the society at large and consequently the education
system is hampered. Civil liberties are also violated when the government fails to exercise
federalism. When the government neglects its mandate, then certain areas will go wrong. The
sole role of the Congress is o legislate. After processes of legislation, the executive arm of the
government then endeavors to enforce the legislated laws. In the same manner, the judiciary has 
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the role of interpreting the law. All these processes are meant to work together harmoniously to
ensure that the government and its processes are running accordingly.
In conclusion, various interest groups have had their say in the way the current
government is running things. The public opinion has also been gathered on key issues like the
US foreign policy and the state politics. It is clear that the government needs to do al to regain
lost confidence from the citizens.
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