Question

Describe an argument that States' Rights advocates might use to make their case that the centralization is a bad thing. Include specific examples of centralization. ( I also have one more question ) Describe a situation in which a state governor might ask for federal troops to be sent to his or her state. How would this situation be an example of responsibilities that the federal government owes to the state?

Answer 1

The concept or argument of this States’ Rights advocates of states’ rights has placed a much greater belief and confidence in decentralized or regional governments than that of the centralized government. According to their arguments, state governments, regional government are more proactive, responsive, concerned and has that popular control, more sensitive to local issues and problems, and of course they have more understanding of their culture and values which the state’s upholds. Some the reason for the argument about centralized system of government being bad is as follows:

1) Remote control

The organization’s executives are under tremendous pressure to formulate decisions for the organization, and they lack control over the implementation process. The failure of executives to decentralize the decision-making process adds a lot of work to their desk

2) Bureaucratic leadership

Centralized management resembles a dictatorial form of leadership where employees are only expected to deliver results according to what the top executives assigned them. Employees are unable to contribute to the decision-making process of the organization, and they are merely implementers of decisions made at the higher level.