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"The subject of Rudolf Coper's Failure of a Revolution is the German Revolution of 1918, which Coper says "left militarism to dominate the German scene" (ix). The revolution was thus a failure, and Coper's intent is to show how and why that failure occurred. The revolution set up a political democracy without the social and economic support it needed, and this failure would thus lead to the crises of 1933 and 1939 and would finally lead to the debacle of 1945 as Germany was defeated in World War II and placed under the temporary control of the Allies. Coper examines the dynamics of the revolution itself, the forces that caused it to come about, and the meaning of its failure. The longer-term consequences are only hinted at in the introductory passages and are not examined in the detail that the revolution itself is accorded, for Coper offers an extensive analysis of the..."

Abstract
This paper compares the three systems of modern government in countries around the world today: federalism (United States);the unitary system, in which power is not held at a subordinate level, such as in towns or provinces, but on a national level (Greece and the Netherlands); and confederation, a union of states run as a government. The author points out that dual federalism, the belief that the federal and state governments hold sovereignty together over the country, was the structure of the government of the United States from 1789 to 1901. The paper explains that federalism by its nature is supportive of public rights and individuality, allowing a large population to have a say in a process that is fundamentally created to protect and serve their needs.

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"There are two forms of federalism: dual and cooperative. The United States was formed on dual federalism in 1787 and over the centuries has evolved into the system of government we have today. The Civil War paved the way for the unification of states and the creation of the Constitution. Deficiencies in the Articles of Confederation prompted its repeal and the ratification of a new Constitution creating a federal system of government comprised of a national government and states."

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