Skills gained from a liberal arts degree. Across the world, advocates of liberal arts education criticize the educational formats and curriculums of other degree programs for their over-emphasis of technical capabilities while neglecting other vital skills.
The federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, respectively.he government was formed in 1789, making the United States one of the world's first, if not the first, modern national constitutional republics. The United States government is based on the principle of federalism, in which power is shared between the federal government and state governments.
View this lesson on the federal government, then see if you can subsequently reach these goals: 1  Describe the workings of a federal government system. 2  Point out the reasons that a federal government system is beneficial. 3  Recognize the influence that the federal government can have on state and local governments in the United States.