The Role of Government: Founding Father President Abraham Lincoln

The Role of Government: Founding Father President Abraham Lincoln

Roger: Hello Lincoln how are you. You know the Senate of the United States with the House of Representatives is the Congress of the United States which is the incarnation of the legislative and executive control. The Senate and its members have traditionally had a strong prestige of its characteristics.

Abraham Lincoln: Roger I want to tell you that in early 1861, severe economic and ideological differences between abolitionists and slave-states divided the country's population. These differences divided the country geographically. The 19 industrialized northern states banned slavery, while the 15 southern states, whose economy was agricultural, allowed the possession of slaves. In the southern states, 11 were separated from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. This was a period when paradigm shift in ideologies of the two divides grew and resonated conflicts and differences.

Roger: I want to tell you that now Prime Minister enforces the laws and exercises regulatory authority, subject to the signing of orders. It may exceptionally replace the president to chair the Council of Ministers. It is also responsible for national defense, although often the broad guidelines are set by the President. The implementation of the law depends on enforcement. The Senate has the right and duty to be concerned about questioning the government and, through him, the administration (Schmidt, 2013). The initiative to amend the Constitution is taken either by the Congress or by a convention held at the request of the legislatures of two-thirds of states (the latter option has never been used).

Abraham Lincoln: I believe that the main purpose of government's decisions is to provide solution for the problems and to enhance the quality of life for its citizens. Public policies should ...