how are some states in the u.s.a divided?
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By counties?\nBy watersheds?\nBy majority democratic or republican votes (red vs blue states)?\n\nMore specific please.
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It is where the central(federal) government and the states share power. The three levels, are the federal government
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All political systems may be evaluated according to their geographic distribution of power. A unitary system is one that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place; a confederal system spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government. A federal system divides the power between the central government and the sub-units. All political systems fall on a continuum from the most concentrated amount of power to the least. Unitary government s may be placed on the left side, according to the degree of concentration; confederal governments are placed to the right; and federal governments fall in between
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vary from state to state...
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When the US first separated from England after the Revolution, the people were wary of strong, centralized government (because of their experiences under the English king).\n\nThey first formed a loose fedaration of separately-governed states.  It proved too 'loose' to be effective, so the states re-organized under the current US constitution - which gave more power to the Federal government, but still left some control with states.\n\nSince then, balancing state & federal powers has been a near-constant issue.
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Federalism goes back to the beginning of our country and the writing of the constitution.  From 1783 to 1789 the USA was a weak confederacy of 13 states with no real binding rules, law or govt to work for the country as  a whole.  If you go to Philly,in constitution hall, right next to the declaration and the constitution are the articles of confederation.  It was the argument of a Strong central federal Govt as opposed to Each state having autonomy.  Its actually what the civil war was all about the south claiming that each state had rights above what the federal govt in Washington could tell them.  The North claiming that without strong central govt there could be an anarchy of each state doing as it pleased and laws with no power as soon as you crossed a state line.  That's why Lincolns Gettysburg address is so famous it outlines the good of Govt,  of, for and by the people, and how the common good must sometimes super cede the wants of some of the people.  Recently tho federalism has come to mean opposition to strong central govt.  One of the most recent examples was Oregons passing a right to die law, struck down by the congress most of whom were GOP and pro-states rights.  Also gay marriage has become a states rights issue, but those on the side of states rights are opposed to gay marriage.  Its a complicated matter that has been dissected but not solved by the greats from Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Hamilton
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It varies from state to state.  It is increasingly being classified as such.
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1. Each state had their own money and some states didnt except other states money.\n\n2. The states had more power than the federal government and it was hard for the federal gov to get taxs.\n\n3. When the states voted on a national law they all had to agree or it wouldnt get passed, thus not very many things got passed.
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Some of you may think this is a silly question, but it's really not. There is a trend, especially in Europe, for returning more power to states/provinces. Scotland now has its own government that decides most if not all of their domestic affairs. Catalonia in Spain wants independence. A few years ago Quebec came very close to leaving Canada. The fact of the matter is, culturally, the southern part of the U.S. is just really different then the northeast and western parts of the United States. Take a look of a map showing where the "red" states are and the "blue" states. See a trend? Just think about it; wouldn't a lot of you blue state folks be happier joining Canada in some great big socialist experiment?
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They call states "blue" and "red" to tell what political party has control of that state. A blue state is dominantly democratic, but a red state is dominantly republican. They usually go by who the governor is because if the majority of people there vote for a democratic Governor then they are likely to elect Democratic state reps, and senators. However if a state is 50/50 then they will probably just call it neutral.
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According to this site:\n\nhttp://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/Politics/poll_party_allegiance031104.html\n\nas of 2003, 31% of Americans considered themselves Republicans, 31% Dems, and 31% independant.\n\nI couldn't find one which listed the % by registered voters, but how people identify is probably more accurate than how they are actually registered, especially in the south.\n\nI think the parity says it all. We have a divided nation.
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They wanted each state to be a separate country like Europe is.\nThey felt that the North didn't understand the problems associated with the south.\nHad it happened we would have later seen a war between Oklahoma and Arkansas or Texas and South Carolina.\nBy having a federal government we have someone to settle issues for us that otherwise would end in war.\nIran and Iraq and Syria and Lebanon and Israel are smaller than are smaller states.  It is the same as if Road Island went to war with new york city.
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yes, there is too much division and no discussion going on in this country.  democracy is about debate.  that means you have to listen as well as speak.
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50 states, and lots of other islands, etc. that are governed by us, such as Puerto Rico and American Samoa.  They wish they were states.\n\nSamoa, and Washington DC both have people in them, who for various reasons, wish to become states, but congress is to busy for their appeals.
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a state cant b arrogant\nsome ppl there are arrogant,
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The United States of America is a federal republic situated primarily in North America.\n\nThe United States is, indeed, a republic, not a democracy. Accurately defined, a democracy is a form of government in which the people decide policy matters directly--through town hall meetings or by voting on ballot initiatives and referendums. A republic, on the other hand, is a system in which the people choose representatives who, in turn, make policy decisions on their behalf.\n\nBy popular usage, however, the word "democracy" come to mean a form of government in which the government derives its power from the people and is accountable to them for the use of that power. In this sense the United States might accurately be called a democracy.
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I think there are some pretty heated issues dividing the state - and people are fighting for the representation that represents those ideals... so it just goes to show how Californians really feel. Strongly on both sides!\n\nMore specific to your question, Californians have their presonal extreme views and that will create a balance at the top - as they flex their voting power.  And that is the funny thing about watching the rest of the country say California is "Democrat".... because we usually have such a strong show from both sides.