In order to understand how the Texas government and the United States Federal Government interact with each other, it is necessary to understand the concept of federalism. Federalism is, by definition, the process of two or more governments controlling the same geographical area. The United States of America is an excellent example of federalism considering it has one centralized government sharing power with fifty different governing bodies at the state level, which are then broken down into local governments. Because of its population and magnitude, Texas specifically, exemplifies a successful federalist system. Ruled by the U.S. Constitution, the United States breaks down the government into a separation of powers. In Article VI the Supremacy
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Jane Roe filed a lawsuit, in the case of Roe V. Wade, claiming the anti-abortion law violated her personal liberty and right to privacy guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments. The Supreme Court ultimately decided the Texas law was unconstitutional which invalidated any state law prohibiting first trimester abortions. Nevertheless, the Texas government still fought to control the matter of abortion in its state’s region. The controversial issue tested the powers of the state and national governments to not only work with each other but around each other. While the law of the land declared abortion constitutional, the state legislature worked in various ways to continue to prevent such procedures by creating laws to restrict accessibility to clinics. Through loopholes, such as requiring extreme conditions to be met, the state government can legally decrease the amount of abortions performed, giving the Texas government more legal control over the issue. Although, checks and balances make it possible for the U.S. Federal government to make sure the Texas government does not overstep their authority with such additional restrictions. But, this system also preserves the state 's power to rule as it sees fit. It is in the power of the states to make some adjustments to a law deemed constitutional …show more content…
Federalism in the U.S. of America consists of a hierarchy which contains governing bodies from the city to the national level. Due to the multiple governments, over 520,000 citizens hold an elected political position in the United States. With such a massive group of individuals working together to govern the country, political culture has played a major role. These leaders in office are not only influenced by their personal beliefs but also by the beliefs of the citizens they are representing. An indisputably republican and conservatively ran government is that of Texas. The last ten presidential debates, Texas voted for the republican nominee. During 1973, the Supreme Court was a majority democratic. Also, the political culture of Texas was republican from 1972 to 1976. In addition, during 1973 was the Roe V. Wade Supreme Court case when the ruling had come back liberal, solidifying a woman’s constitutional right to abort. Sixteen years later came the ruling of Texas V. Johnson in which the court ruled in favor of the Johnson, the defendant. Due to differences of principles during this time, the state government attempted to modify or add restrictions to the newly constitutional law in hopes to reduce the practice of these specific rights while the national government was preventing such
Jane Roe filed a lawsuit, in the case of Roe V. Wade, claiming the anti-abortion law violated her personal liberty and right to privacy guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments. The Supreme Court ultimately decided the Texas law was unconstitutional which invalidated any state law prohibiting first trimester abortions. Nevertheless, the Texas government still fought to control the matter of abortion in its state’s region. The controversial issue tested the powers of the state and national governments to not only work with each other but around each other. While the law of the land declared abortion constitutional, the state legislature worked in various ways to continue to prevent such procedures by creating laws to restrict accessibility to clinics. Through loopholes, such as requiring extreme conditions to be met, the state government can legally decrease the amount of abortions performed, giving the Texas government more legal control over the issue. Although, checks and balances make it possible for the U.S. Federal government to make sure the Texas government does not overstep their authority with such additional restrictions. But, this system also preserves the state 's power to rule as it sees fit. It is in the power of the states to make some adjustments to a law deemed constitutional …show more content…
Federalism in the U.S. of America consists of a hierarchy which contains governing bodies from the city to the national level. Due to the multiple governments, over 520,000 citizens hold an elected political position in the United States. With such a massive group of individuals working together to govern the country, political culture has played a major role. These leaders in office are not only influenced by their personal beliefs but also by the beliefs of the citizens they are representing. An indisputably republican and conservatively ran government is that of Texas. The last ten presidential debates, Texas voted for the republican nominee. During 1973, the Supreme Court was a majority democratic. Also, the political culture of Texas was republican from 1972 to 1976. In addition, during 1973 was the Roe V. Wade Supreme Court case when the ruling had come back liberal, solidifying a woman’s constitutional right to abort. Sixteen years later came the ruling of Texas V. Johnson in which the court ruled in favor of the Johnson, the defendant. Due to differences of principles during this time, the state government attempted to modify or add restrictions to the newly constitutional law in hopes to reduce the practice of these specific rights while the national government was preventing such