1.Describe the primary differences in the role of citizens in government, among the federal, confederation, and unitary systems.
*By choosing representatives to act on their behalf at the federal and state levels, citizens actively participate in a federal system. The main way that citizens participate in a confederation system is at the state level; the federal government is comparatively weaker and has little power over individual citizens. However, because power is concentrated in the central government, which has considerable influence over decisions that affect the people, citizens have less direct involvement in the system as a whole.
2.Briefly explain how you understand the system of division of power.
*The division of powers system describes how responsibilities of the government are distributed among several branches so that no one branch has excessive authority. Because each branch supervises and restrains the others, this division aids in preserving the balance of power. The division of social classes, in which no one class has complete control over the others and each class has differing degrees of wealth, power, and resources, could be compared to this
3.How does the federal government shape the actions of state and local governments? Write your answer based on doing a bit of research on how the federal government has influenced the actions of NY state and local governments, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Through financial assistance like grants and aid, the federal government has an impact on state and local policies. By offering financial assistance, bolstering healthcare systems, and guaranteeing vaccine distribution, the federal government significantly influenced the reactions of the state and local governments of New York during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to help states and local governments manage public health, put safety measures in place, and recover from the crisis, the federal government also passed laws and policies. These steps were crucial in assisting New York and other states in overcoming the obstacles posed by the pandemic
Hello Leasly, I would like to think that by voting citizens take into account what they stand for and what their beliefs are to whom they vote to elect at the state and federal level. This could differ seeing that the federal and state level power are unequal. This is where the division of power plays out within the state and federal levels, by checking and restraining each other to balance power. It can also be an endless loop where nothing gets done at the same time if either sides can’t agree and come together. Both government levels go hand in hand when situations arise as with Covid-19, where state levels did the work of providing resources while the federal government assisted financially to keep production and demand going. This is a good example of an interacting network where both sides worked for the good cause of the people.