The Significance of Federalism in Political Culture The United States government is constructed of many systems and ideas which, when bound together, create the Democratic government utilized by the country. All ofthe different things, in most cases compliment each other and therefore, work together. Two examples of this are the system of federalism and the idea of political culture. Theymake up some of the important aspects of the government and its operation.Federalism is the system the United States uses as a frame for its government'spower distribution when it comes to policies, procedures, and the likes. It is whatmaintains the power between the different levels of government, be it the National, state,or local governments. It also defines and separates these power possessors, whileprotecting the rights and profits of each. There are many opinions and theoriesconcerning the success of such a system, depending on a person's outlook on the subject. However, despite its pros and cons, it can be said that if nothing else, it at least gets morecitizens involved in politics. That is a important aspect that it brings, especially when itis tied to political culture.Political culture is a particular way of thinking in regard to how political andeconomic life ought to be carried out by a country's government. These notions may notalways be shared by the country as a whole. There will always be different ideas, whichleads to political subcultures. Depending on the situations of each person and eachcommunity, they will have their own beliefs in how the government should be doingthings. Specific things that are taken into consideration when it comes to politicalculture are liberty, equality, civic duty, individual responsibility, and democracy. Federalism is the system that political culture works within. They flatter eachother in that federalism gives political culture an outlet to be heard and to be useful andpolitical culture g...
