Federal Government Vs State Government

When a nation develops their government the ideas of national, state, and local governments become a point of interest. Should there be small state and local governments? Should there only be a national government? The United States of America has a federal government. Federalism is a split government system with state and local governments as well as a national government. There certainly is advantages to both levels of government. However, if there are advantages, then, undoubtedly, there are disadvantages. Does the United States government have the best of both worlds or the worst two? To begin, there are a plethora of advantages for all levels of government. Most notably, the national government benefits from a federalist plan by the ability
For example, at the local and state level the inequalities between different regions and states can result in the broadening of poverty and extinguish political forces at an intra-national level (Miller). These inequalities include the natural resources available, economic activities, and land values (Miller). If a state makes more money than another they stay wealthier because a federalist government tends to keep the money within the state and not distribute it equally among the other states (OccupyTheory). Perhaps the largest problem found in federalism is the confusion between which level of government should act on certain issues. If an epidemic breaks out in part of the country, for instance, the national government may not step in soon enough because they do not know when it is appropriate to do so (OccupyTheory). During times of crisis, problems such as disease outbreaks and natural disasters can lead to a negative outlook on the national government by its citizens if neither the state nor the national governmental entity acts quickly enough. This miscommunication between the levels of government can cause its citizens and residents to lose faith and trust in their