When the framers designed the US Constitution they did not give the Federal government much power so power was balanced between States and Central Government. But the Federal government has gained more and more power over time. At the same time, the States were restricted over the years, when the Framers did not imagine doing so.
Both of these situations can be good or bad. For example, making the States respect the Bill of Rights was a good thing when individuals had their basic rights stripped on a State level. So making only the Federal government respect the Bill of Rights did not make much sense.
At the same time, the Federal Government has shown much power that was not designed and showed a few issues over the years, especially with the Executive Branch that had in a few opportunities overstepped its powers.
Some ways of getting involved are:
-voting (here for the experience, ask yourself if you have the right to vote? does your family vote? your friends?
-participating in political campaigns (do you know anyway that participated in a campaign? You can also do it unofficially, for example even by posting Facebook posts about a candidate!)
-belonging to a party - do you know anyone in a political party?
The question asks about your personal experience so I can only give you tips how to answer this about yourself!
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The central government and the states owed huge debts to European countries and investors. Without the power to tax, and with no power to make trade between the states and other countries viable, the United States was in an economic mess by 1787.
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
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McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term refers to U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin) and has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting from the late 1940s through the 1950s.
