In the federal system authority is divided, usually by written constitution, between a central government and regional or sub-divisional governments. It is a way of organizing a nation such that twp or more levels of government have and exercise formal authority over the same area and people. Other nations that have this form of government are Australia, Canada, Mexico, India, and Brazil etc.

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To further show the grasp of elitism we can look at the years 1790-1791, Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, put forth his fiscal plan which not surprisingly favored his immediate acquaintances, many of them financers and seaport merchants. Part of his plan was to redeem war bonds at face value. This was a clear benefit to the wealthy because, knowing this before hand, they had gone out and bought up the war bonds from the “common man” at far less than face value thus they were going to profit from this. The tie between the wealthy and the government may well have started here.

Why is it the elite have such a great influence you may ask? What makes them have the edge? The answer is money. Here in the United States the upper class owns the major share of corporate and personal wealth. The wealthiest 1% own 37% of the nations net worth and controls 20-25% of all the nations wealth. The wealthiest 10% controls 86% of the nations wealth. What do these elite do with this money? They give a lot to political campaigns therefore by placing themselves as the bank account for any political hopeful they are able to get what they want in return. A good example is an entrepreneur by the name Bo Pilgrim. Congress was debating whether to pass a certain legislation; passing of this legislation would not be to Bo Pilgrim’s favor, so he walked in right in the middle of a session of congress and handed out 10,000$ each to 10 senators as “campaign money”, the bill wasn’t passed. This, at the time, was perfectly legal and in accordance with the laws of the land. This truly shows the elitist nature of the government.

The elitist nature of the nation also shows itself in the presidential election process. Taking into consideration the 2000 presidential election. Republican candidate George Bush had 271 Electoral College votes, won 30 states, and had a total of 50,456,169 popular votes. Democratic candidate Al Gore had 266 Electoral College votes, won 21 states and had a total of 50,996,116 popular votes. Bush wins the presidency, but he had 539,947 votes less than Al Gore. How is it possible that the candidate with the most number of votes from the people didn’t win the election? It’s an elitist election

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