Chapter Summary Of He Enduring Debate By John J. Coleman

he enduring debate is a book that was written by John J. Coleman. It outlines the issues and the existing readings in the history of American politics. The politics of America have been defined by a number of great articles from great philosophers. Some of the writers who wrote about the constitution in America include former presidents such as James Madison. Chapter 3 of the book talks about federalism. Federalism is a form of government that advocates for two or more units to contribute equally to the control of one geographical region. Federal government advocates for sharing of power between the central government and the other units of governance. The discussion below is the summary of the readings on federalism.
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The federalists wrote a series of letters proving the worth

of approving the constitution. According to Madison the new system of governance would foster the empowerment of the federal government to serve people in regards to their interests. In the writings, the federalists addressed the fears of an oppressed government that would interfere with the freedom of people (Coleman et al, 2011).
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From the price federalism.

Paul Peterson wrote on the price of federalism. He weighed out options and the consequences of having a federal government. In this chapter, Peterson comes up with the description of two theories, the functional and the legislative. According to Peterson, the functional theory was positive and implied that the federal governments are tasked to perform their obligations fully to the people (Coleman et al, 2011). The legislative theory is brought forward as pessimist by arguing that leaders misuse their powers. Furthermore, Peterson recommends the incorporation of economic realities into policies for proper governance.
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The framers design. According to Adler, the federal society has no power on the legalities and the policies that affect the general life of the citizens. In addition to that, Adler puts it forward that experts either take part in the societal events, multimedia presentations or the publications. Furthermore, Adler says that the opinion of an expert does not represent the opinion of others. According to Adler all citizens are equal and the constitution defines the basic rights that citizens should enjoy without compromise (Coleman et al, 2011).

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Speech at Madison University. Thomas gave a speech at the Madison University in 2001. According to Madison, the success of the American state is attributed to the nature of the constitution to serve all the citizens without bias. Moreover, the spirit of safeguarding the human rights and the push for democracy is what has raised the economic and the political stands of America.
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The half-full and the half-empty. According to Derthick’s article, “the blizzard of positions” constitutes education for all during the early stages, a ban on indecent attire and teacher assessment. Character education courses in schools to be and parent-teacher meeting to be introduced. Gore advocated for the Family and Medical Leave Act to allow parents attend the teacher-parent meetings during working time. This statement reveals the varying nature of the American federalism. It is described as being “long on change and short on fixed.”
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Real life federalism. Kettle analyzes the impact of federalism and its successes in the real life. According to Kettl, the response of the