Washington, D.C. (redirect from Economy of the District of Columbia) formally the District of Columbia and commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac... 287 KB (23,959 words) - 19:57, 28 March 2024 |
territorial government for the whole District of Columbia. Though Congress repealed the territorial government in 1874, the legislation was the first to... 13 KB (1,147 words) - 02:40, 7 March 2024 |
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia, commonly referred to as DC Superior Court, is the trial court for the District of Columbia, in the United... 42 KB (2,570 words) - 21:09, 25 March 2024 |
District of Columbia to local government, furthering District of Columbia home rule. In particular, it includes the District Charter (also called the... 12 KB (993 words) - 13:41, 19 January 2024 |
Voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from the rights of citizens in the 50 U.S. states. The United States Constitution grants... 77 KB (8,731 words) - 19:22, 8 March 2024 |
The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public historically black land-grant university in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1851 and... 33 KB (3,152 words) - 01:37, 19 March 2024 |
The District of Columbia (a political division coterminous with Washington, D.C.) holds general elections every two years to fill various D.C. government... 9 KB (2,200 words) - 16:20, 5 March 2024 |
The District of Columbia was created in 1801 as the federal district of the United States, with territory previously held by the states of Maryland and... 18 KB (1,997 words) - 07:56, 19 August 2023 |
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a federal district court in Washington, D.C. Along with the... 67 KB (1,197 words) - 16:01, 7 March 2024 |
District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. It ruled that the Second Amendment... 91 KB (10,806 words) - 13:52, 26 March 2024 |
Cannabis in Washington, D.C. (redirect from Marijuana in the District of Columbia) vote by the residents on a 2014 ballot initiative. The United States Congress exercises oversight over the government of the District of Columbia, preventing... 23 KB (2,280 words) - 07:14, 28 March 2024 |
District of Columbia retrocession is the act of returning some or all of the land that had been ceded to the federal government of the United States for... 52 KB (5,956 words) - 21:32, 8 March 2024 |
The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States. The site of the District of Columbia along the Potomac River... 108 KB (12,434 words) - 09:15, 16 March 2024 |
The Secretary of the District of Columbia is one of the officers of the Government of the District of Columbia. The position of Secretary of the District... 6 KB (282 words) - 16:40, 3 February 2023 |
emergency medical service for the District of Columbia, in the United States. An organ of the devolved district government, Fire & EMS is responsible for... 22 KB (1,350 words) - 23:30, 17 March 2024 |
USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) will be the lead boat of the United States Navy's Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and the Navy's first... 16 KB (1,415 words) - 07:59, 4 October 2023 |
The District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) is the public library system for Washington, D.C. The system includes 26 individual libraries including... 11 KB (1,035 words) - 23:39, 7 February 2024 |