separation of powers
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The separation and distribution of the power of the government among the three branches of the national government.
Separation Of Powers
To put the question into context, in the United States of America, government is actually a Republic, and not a Democracy. Our Federal Government has three branches - The Legislative Branch (House and Senate - Congress); The Judicial Branch (Courts) and the Executive Branch (Office of the President and Cabinet Members) The National Government - Meaning the States in the Union - are headed by smaller versions of the three branches - The State Government. The term "Republic" means that although we have an overall, Federal System; States in the Union (The Republic) - Still retains ability to self-govern laws that are not pre-empted by federal law and the Constitution of the United States.
mandates
When used correctly, the word "federal" (as in "federal system") refers to the division of political power between the national government and the state governments. However, people use the word "federal" as a synonym for the word "national." Therefore, when people use the phrase, "Today, the federal government decided...." they are (usually) referring to the national government and not the division of power between the national and state governments. This is an example of a technical term in political science being incorrectly used.
unfunded mandates
Separation of Power
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It refers to federal government.
Macroeconomics refers to the national economy.
Macroeconomics refers to the national economy.
The federal government is the body that governs the whole country instead of just a state. The federal government is like a big umbrella over the whole country.
Government refers to the control and administration of public policy.
The general classification is "national debt" but there are arcane exceptions in the accounting, since the term "federal debt" often applies only to the debts of the US Treasury.
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