Assignment # 6 Due 10-29-13
“. . . The recital, or premises on which the new form of government is erected, declares a consolidation or union of all the thirteen parts, or states, into one great whole, under the form of the United States, for all the various and important purposes therein set forth. But whoever seriously considers the immense extent of territory comprehended within the limits of the United States, together with the variety of its climates, productions, and commerce, the difference of extent, and number of inhabitants in all; the dissimilitude of interest, morals, and politics, in almost every one, will receive it as an intuitive truth, that a consolidated republican form of government therein, can never form a perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to you and your posterity, for to these objects it must be directed. This unkindred legislature therefore, composed of interests opposite and dissimilar in their nature, will in its exercise, emphatically be like a house divided against itself.”
Anti-Federalist # 14
In this passage Anti-Federalist # 14 is discussing on how the size of America is too large for a consolidated government to be able to preserve all the rights and protect its property. Each of the 13 colonies is different. They each have “its climates, productions, and commerce, the difference of extent, and number of inhabitants in all; the dissimilitude of interest, morals, and politics.” For that reason a consolidated government would not be beneficial to the 13 colonies as it would be incapable of protecting all of the colonies in terms of “establishing justice, insuring domestic tranquility, promoting the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to you and your posterity...” The colonies would be better off without a consolidated government.
In my opinion Anti-Federalist number 14 is wrong. A consolidated government is capable of securing the overall well being of the country as a whole. America is currently run by a consolidated government, which in my opinion does establish justice, insure domestic tranquility and promote the general welfare of its people. Our country is comprised of many states with different laws in each state. However, the government has laws in which we as a country must follow. Our checks and balances system gives each of the three branches of government a specific set of powers that can limit the powers of the others so that no one branch is too powerful. A consolidated government has proven to be effective in our country.
Difference Between Horizontal and Vertical Federalism
Horizontal federalism is the relationship between the governments of the 50 states. Vertical federalism is the relationship between all three types of governments, national, state and local governments. The powers of each form a vertical line within a constitutional sphere where the national government comes first followed by the state government and lastly the local government.
“. . . The recital, or premises on which the new form of government is erected, declares a consolidation or union of all the thirteen parts, or states, into one great whole, under the form of the United States, for all the various and important purposes therein set forth. But whoever seriously considers the immense extent of territory comprehended within the limits of the United States, together with the variety of its climates, productions, and commerce, the difference of extent, and number of inhabitants in all; the dissimilitude of interest, morals, and politics, in almost every one, will receive it as an intuitive truth, that a consolidated republican form of government therein, can never form a perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to you and your posterity, for to these objects it must be directed. This unkindred legislature therefore, composed of interests opposite and dissimilar in their nature, will in its exercise, emphatically be like a house divided against itself.”
Anti-Federalist # 14
In this passage Anti-Federalist # 14 is discussing on how the size of America is too large for a consolidated government to be able to preserve all the rights and protect its property. Each of the 13 colonies is different. They each have “its climates, productions, and commerce, the difference of extent, and number of inhabitants in all; the dissimilitude of interest, morals, and politics.” For that reason a consolidated government would not be beneficial to the 13 colonies as it would be incapable of protecting all of the colonies in terms of “establishing justice, insuring domestic tranquility, promoting the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to you and your posterity...” The colonies would be better off without a consolidated government.
In my opinion Anti-Federalist number 14 is wrong. A consolidated government is capable of securing the overall well being of the country as a whole. America is currently run by a consolidated government, which in my opinion does establish justice, insure domestic tranquility and promote the general welfare of its people. Our country is comprised of many states with different laws in each state. However, the government has laws in which we as a country must follow. Our checks and balances system gives each of the three branches of government a specific set of powers that can limit the powers of the others so that no one branch is too powerful. A consolidated government has proven to be effective in our country.
Difference Between Horizontal and Vertical Federalism
Horizontal federalism is the relationship between the governments of the 50 states. Vertical federalism is the relationship between all three types of governments, national, state and local governments. The powers of each form a vertical line within a constitutional sphere where the national government comes first followed by the state government and lastly the local government.
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