The Role Of Washington

The Role of Washington

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The Role of Washington

Federalism is the specific approach adopted by the country of the United States of America when it comes to the objective of proper administration. It is worthy to mention that the federalist system in the country recognized as the one complex phenomenon that comprised of different and difficult forms of considerations ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"Fft065nB","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Gibson, 2004)","plainCitation":"(Gibson, 2004)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":579,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/7Hi3kAOD/items/JSQ34TH9"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/7Hi3kAOD/items/JSQ34TH9"],"itemData":{"id":579,"type":"book","title":"Federalism and Democracy in Latin America","publisher":"Johns Hopkins University Press","URL":"https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=MD9SBwwA7noC","ISBN":"978-0-8018-7424-6","author":[{"family":"Gibson","given":"E. L."}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2004"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Gibson, 2004). Proper distribution of power between states and capital of the country is one major concern that requires necessary and timely attention. Undoubtedly, it is significant to figure out the position of states, and the role of Washington to determine the ultimate aspect of authority refers to the main idea of the federalist system prevails in the country. Here the particular focus is to critically analyze the role of Washington under the perspective of Federalism system.

10th Amendment to the United States Constitution refers as the guide that determines the accepted domain of the federalism by the country. It recognized as the system that provides foundations regarding the distribution of power between the federal government and the administrative authorities of states. Critical consideration of the prevalence of this system helps to identify the actual role of Washington in the entire scenario of policy creation and implementation. The reality of the federalism system adopted in the country explicitly indicates that Washington has taken the lead as the central government when it comes to the prospect of policy establishment. It is observed that whenever it comes to the power conflict between the federal and the state governments than Washington have the edge to supersede the authority of the state governments ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"GDWeTBPP","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Congressional Budget Office, 2013)","plainCitation":"(Congressional Budget Office, 2013)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":578,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/7Hi3kAOD/items/ANIL9EYE"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/7Hi3kAOD/items/ANIL9EYE"],"itemData":{"id":578,"type":"webpage","title":"Federal Grants to State and Local Governments","container-title":"CBO. Gov","URL":"https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43967","author":[{"family":"Congressional Budget Office","given":""}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2013"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Congressional Budget Office, 2013). Regulation of marijuana is one clear example to determine the immense level of authority of Washington as compared to the governments of different states.

To conclude the discussion about the influential role of Washington in the federalist system, it is important to explore that the major portion of power in various policy paradigms associated with the federal government. The role of Washington is dominant due to the funding it delivers to the state government as it is the central authority of administration in the country.

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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Congressional Budget Office. (2013). Federal Grants to State and Local Governments. Retrieved from https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43967

Gibson, E. L. (2004). Federalism and Democracy in Latin America. Johns Hopkins University Press. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=MD9SBwwA7noC