Petoria

During the Family Guy episode E. Peterbus Unun, Peter Griffin becomes head of his own country, Petoria. Although the country itself is fictional, we can insinuate what kind of country it is. It could be argued that it is a dictatorship. Evidence of this can be hinted at when Peter annexes Joe's pool, without anyone else in his country (i. e. his family) having a say in the decision. It also can be inferred since Peter invited other famous dictators like Castro and Saddam to a party. However Peter is far from a dictator. Although not mentioned directly, since Petoria's entire population is comprised of Peter's family, it is very possible that Petoria could be a monarchy. Peter also abused his power by using his diplomatic immunity. He used his immunity to get free drinks as well as jay walking, writing graffiti, and parodying U Can't Touch This with out a chance of being sued by the song's artist MC Hammer. Petoria also faced drawbacks however since it was not a federal government. Since peter seceded he could not receive imports. When he annexed Joe's pool it almost sparked a war with America. Lastly this led to his family resenting him.They also missed out on many of the freedoms we have in a federal government. They also do not have the stability a federal government has.

The Pros and Cons of The Articles of Confederation

Most consider the Articles of Confederation to be the first step our government took to a working economy. Although there are few pros to this system, there are also many cons. The most important contribution the articles had on our government was the creation of congress. Another important pro of the Articles of Confederation is the northwest ordinance of 1787 which recognized territories of state. Beyond those however there are not many other pros. The Articles of Confederation vastly weakened the central government's power. Since there was no central government there was no military so states would have their own militias. One of the largest failures of the Articles was that each state would have their own form of currency instead of a universal currency.