s relief in the United States . After an event happens, our government deliberates for as long as they think they need to, discussing what should be done. Gen. George S. Patton speaks against laggard planning; “A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.” The U.S. government should take a word of advice from one of its most revered generals. Our government debates quite well, they also examine things very thoroughly, but these debates also slow the action down. The process in which the government makes decisions is laggard because of all the formalities and “red tape”. The Great Depression is an excellent example in history of how the government drags its feet on important issues. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was genuinely concerned for the well being of the nation. Finally, he and his advisors came up with “the New Deal”, Roosevelt’s plan to put America back on its economic feet. Try as he may, the U.S. Supreme Court would not pass the President’s proposed bill. They ruled that the depression in the United States was a local problem for the individual communities, not a national problem. Therefore, for several years the country’s economy remained stagnant and dead. By hook or by crook, President Roosevelt got the members of the Supreme Court to vote for his cause, and in 1933, “the New Deal” was finally brought into action. The framers of the Constitution of the United States were very concise and left a lot of procedure open to interpretation. Today, our politicians interpret the Constitution to mean they can discuss issues for days, sometimes weeks, and sometimes months.Several factors effect our government’s efficiency in responding to public opinion. The fact that our government operates under the guidelines of cooperative federalism has good and bad implications on the responsiveness the public. A good quality about federalism ...
