Government Vs State Politics

During my early years through grade school, I have learned the foundation that forms the government. This included learning the basic of the constitution, who makes the laws, who carries out the laws and who evaluate the laws that formed the building blocks of the Government. However, I never understood what effect politics and citizens had on how the Government operated. As I grew older, I learned how important it is to understand the connection between State Politics, Government, and the role it played in everyday life. In my studies today, I have been introduced to a more contemporary foundation of State/Local Government Politics, its responsibilities and how it is shaped, the reign supreme of the Constitution, and the structure, benefits and flaws of Federalism. The political system according to (Mays and Ruddell 1) is composed of all the various forms and types of governments at all levels. Nevertheless, what is politics? Politics are considered the management of conflicts (Dye 1). In chapter 1, it explains the importance of issues that arise and what the Government provides to citizens. For example, the Government provides public service, education, police, and fire protection for the citizens. In addition, the rise and fall of issues that transcend through the State and to the ears of Government that ranges from racial tension, school disputes, poverty, and the war on drugs, crime and violence. In retrospect to the tragic events that have taken place in Maryland the …show more content…
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