Assignment task:
Discuss how the federal government shapes the actions of state and local governments. Are there any redeeming qualities to elitism and any downsides to pluralism? Are there benefits to having elites rule? Are there problems with allowing interest groups to exercise influence over government? Explain. What key tenets of American political thought were influential in the decision to declare independence from Britain? Describe the primary differences in the role of citizens in government among the federal, confederation, and unitary systems. How have the political and economic relationships between the states and federal government evolved since the early 1800s? Discuss how the federal government shapes the actions of state and local governments. Are there any redeeming qualities to elitism and any downsides to pluralism? Are there benefits to having elites rule? Are there problems with allowing interest groups to exercise influence over government? Explain. What key tenets of American political thought were influential in the decision to declare independence from Britain? Describe the primary differences in the role of citizens in government among the federal, confederation, and unitary systems. How have the political and economic relationships between the states and federal government evolved since the early 1800s?