The relationship between the State and Federal governments is complex and they are broken up into many different parts. Also the State and Federal Governments have different amounts of influence over the economy and the citizens. Another thing is that the government system and relationship between the two is very complex and controversial. This paper will discuss the relationship between the State and Federal governments and the complexity of the systems of government.
The roles of the Federal and State government in the United States
In the United States the Federal and State government rely on each other in order to function properly. However, they may need to rely on each other, they have different roles that each one controls. In Article …show more content…
The State government runs the state that it is in and they are a higher level of government than the local level, which controls whatever city of county that they are in. One of the State government’s roles is to promote the state’s economy and take control over a lot of the government programs, such as risk and social management programs (Norman, 2008). Also just like how the Federal government controls the State government, the State government controls and watches over the the Local government’s of the State’s counties and cities. Another added power that the states have is that the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution states that any and all powers that aren’t under the Federal government’s control is then reserved to later be put under the states and it’s people. All state governments are complex and exact duplicates of the federal government and are made up of three different branches of government; executive, legislative, and judicial. The Executive Branch of government for the State government carries out the laws and is made up of the governor, the attorney general, secretary of state, and auditors and commissioners. However, the states are allowed to organize the executive branch structure in any way that they want. This means that there aren’t two state Executive Branches that are exactly the same (White House State and Local Government, n.d.). The Legislative Branch of the state
The roles of the Federal and State government in the United States
In the United States the Federal and State government rely on each other in order to function properly. However, they may need to rely on each other, they have different roles that each one controls. In Article …show more content…
The State government runs the state that it is in and they are a higher level of government than the local level, which controls whatever city of county that they are in. One of the State government’s roles is to promote the state’s economy and take control over a lot of the government programs, such as risk and social management programs (Norman, 2008). Also just like how the Federal government controls the State government, the State government controls and watches over the the Local government’s of the State’s counties and cities. Another added power that the states have is that the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution states that any and all powers that aren’t under the Federal government’s control is then reserved to later be put under the states and it’s people. All state governments are complex and exact duplicates of the federal government and are made up of three different branches of government; executive, legislative, and judicial. The Executive Branch of government for the State government carries out the laws and is made up of the governor, the attorney general, secretary of state, and auditors and commissioners. However, the states are allowed to organize the executive branch structure in any way that they want. This means that there aren’t two state Executive Branches that are exactly the same (White House State and Local Government, n.d.). The Legislative Branch of the state