State Government Vs Federal Government

In the United States of America each of the 50 states have a state government. Within those states, each county has a government. Throughout history, the courts have played a key role in determining the role of this intergovernmental system. The Courts have been asked time and again to choose between Constitutional commands supporting the national government on the one hand and commands supporting state and local governments on the other (Wise). This situation of no separate sphere for state lawmaking evolved because the states were not given specific powers in the U.S. Constitution, but were left the residuary power. The scheme was that the federal government would have limited and specified powers and all the other powers would belong to the states. This article will also speak about the federal system dividing governmental responsibilities between central and regional governments and central and regional judiciaries (Howard, Graves, Flowers p. 842).

The spheres or level of American democracy include Local, state and national government. This is a two tier government.The local …show more content…
110). It certainly suggests that there are varied ways for the different levels of government, which are the essence of federalism, to maintain their significance (Field p. 114). Furthermore the private sector can perform these tasks more effectively. It can be said from experience that federal red tape often interferes with the effective delivery of services at the state and local level. Overall the president is committed to allowing increased flexibility with real accountability (Trends in Federalism p.