POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Constitutionalism, Terp, Initiative
24 Jun 2016
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Holding together federalism: allowing different ideas to come. B. 1. together so the two ideas don"t split the state/area. Putting together federalism: force integration of one sovereign. C. 1. a) location reserved powers- more towards the center rather than the states. C. 2. a) protection of minority interests depends on where they"re located. C. 3. a) keep together- federalism keeps the entirety running peacefully and well or cause explosion- hostile groups are forced to be together and conflict arises. B. 1. a) many countries start turning to the federal system, thinking that it will turn around the status of their country. Most countries/states that start federalism become successful (but there were some failures) B. 3. a) fall of communism = rise of federalism. Bad reputation due to failures (federalism not to blame*) federalism. D. 1. gets adopted in more troubled areas, and it"s hard in general to keep a state that"s falling apart together. Big states tend to pick federalism (except for china)
