Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević G10, room 6/I, Tue 11:30-12:30 Session 11

American Federalism

1. Why did the 13 British colonies want independence from Britain? When was this achieved? 2. What happened at the Second Continental Congress? 3. What do you know about the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union? 4. What do you know about American Federalism (i.e. the division of powers between the national and state governments)? 5. What is the name and organisation of the federal legislature of the USA? 6. What is impeachment and who conducts the procedure?

 The Virginia Plan for the constitution of the federal government  The New Jersey Plan for the constitution of the federal government

 The US Constitution  The Bill of Rights

US Congress  The House of Representatives  The Senate

US Congress  The US Congress  The British Parliament

 Watch the video 

levy – delegated – representation – impeach – ratify – bill proportional – powers – appoint – equal – legislature 1. The House of Representatives has representation. Its reserved include proposing bills on tax collection and of federal officials accused of „Treason, Bribery and other high Crimes and Misdemeanours”. 2. Britain tax in the American colonies but did not provide parliamentary for them in the British Parliament. 3. The Senate has representation. It has the reserved powers to confirm top presidential and international treaties signed by the President. 4. According to the US Constitution, the power to coin money was fully to the central US government. 5. In the USA, every federal state has its own state which enacts state laws.

levy – delegated – representation – impeach – ratify – bill proportional – powers – appoint – equal – legislature 1. The House of Representatives has PROPORTIONAL representation. Its reserved POWERS include proposing bills on tax collection and IMPEACHMENT of federal officials accused of „Treason, Bribery and other high Crimes and Misdemeanours”. 2. Britain LEVIED tax in the American colonies but did not provide parliamentary REPRESENTATION for them in the British Parliament. 3. The Senate has EQUAL representation. It has the reserved powers to confirm top presidential APPOINTMENTS and RATIFY international treaties signed by the President. 4. According to the US Constitution, the power to coin money was fully DELEGATED to the central US government. 5. In the USA, every federal state has its own state LEGISLATURE which enacts state laws.

 The Republic of Croatia is a unitary and indivisible democratic and social state. Power in the Republic of Croatia is derived from the people and belongs to the people as a community of free and equal citizens. The people shall exercise this power through the election of representatives and through direct decision-making.  The sovereignty of the Republic of Croatia is inalienable, indivisible and untransferable.

 The Croatian Parliament and people shall directly, independently and in accordance with the Constitution and law, decide: ◦ on the regulation of economic, legal and political relations in the Republic of Croatia; ◦ on the preservation of natural and cultural wealth and its utilization; ◦ on association in alliances with other states.

 The Republic of Croatia may conclude alliances with other states, retaining the sovereign right to decide by itself on the powers to be transferred and the right to withdraw from them freely.  Freedom, equal rights, national equality, peace, social justice, respect for human rights, inviolability of ownership, conservation of nature and the human environment, the rule of law and a democratic multiparty system are the highest values of the constitutional order of the Republic of Croatia.

 The government in the Republic of Croatia is organized on the principle of separation of powers into the legislative, executive and judicial branches.  Laws in the Republic of Croatia shall conform with the Constitution, and other rules and regulations shall conform with the Constitution and law. Everyone shall abide by the Constitution and law and respect the legal order of the Republic.

Thank you for your attention!