One strange thing about the United States’s governing system is the division of power and decision-making between the federal and local authorities. This difference leads to the different states having laws that can directly contradict one another; for example, one thing can be permitted by the federal laws while prohibited in California. This essay will discuss the strange thing about the governing system in the United States using the recent example of the Texas abortion laws and address the same question for France.
Recently, there has been a public debate about the abortion laws in Texas, which led to the Supreme Court case. According to Gershman, the Supreme Court was asked to halt the new abortion-related legislation in Texas. However, across the state, abortion is a legal practice, and the legislation does not forbid it with some restrictions. However, the government of Texas chose to enact a different regulation, which, as Gershman notes, has already been implemented across several cities. This type of governing system is linked to the United States’ history and the states being separate entities.
In contrast to this, most European countries, such as France, have a more uniform approach to legislation, which means that if the government amends a law, it is applicable across the territories (“How the Government Works”). Hence, if the government of France were to ban abortions, this legislation would be implemented in all of its regions, and local authorities would not have the legislative power to change this regulation within their boundaries. In summary, this paper addressed the strange thing about the United States government and compared this system to that in France.
Works Cited
Gershman, Jacob. “Supreme Court Abortion Ruling Brings New Uncertainty to Decades-Old Fight “. WSJ, 2021. Web.
“How the Government Works.” Government. Web.