Instructions of what's needed to be done: please read this persons response to the question provided and respond to it 200 words minimum. Basically agreeing or disagreeing to it. It is a class discussion post. Her name is Patricia. Thanks Question: As reported in our text "every year, local, state, and federal governments spend $228 billion on the criminal and civil justice system in the United States" (p.6). This amount increases each year. Many argue that federalism is an outdated concept and that state governments are an anachronism. They argue that we could become more efficient and save billions of dollars by eliminating state governments and giving all powers to the federal government. What are the pros and cons of these arguments? Would concentrating all power in the federal government pose a serious threat to privacy and constitutional rights? What is your position on the issue? Answer: The criminal justice system in the United States is a big process and confusing. There are many pros and cons of federalism. One advantage is that it helps citizens to trust their governments. Without the trust of citizens our nation wouldn't grow. It also puts the citizens closer to their lawmakers by giving access to local politicians such as mayors and ensures the governments strength. Another advantage of federalism is that our government on local levels are able to practice other pathways for policies and procedures. This helps us work out what is successful and what is not successful for future policy adoption. Although there are many pros of federalism bu there is also some cons with it. Such as, there are failed policies and many policies can be confusing to understand. However, the federal government does not always agree with state governments. Because of this, there is confusion and a power struggle resulting between state and federal governments. If power was to be taken over by he federal government, I think it would pose threat to privacy and rights of people. When it comes to out government, I think it's to be accessible to all citizens through the United States. Without this, citizens would be unheard by the government and exist with movement.