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    states and territories have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities. Louisiana uses the term parish and Alaska uses the term...
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    Government spending in the United States is the spending of the federal government of the United States and the spending of its state and local governments...
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    United States, and employees of local government in the United States. Government employees are not necessarily the same as civil servants, as some jurisdictions...
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    states, local government generally comprises a third or fourth level of government, whereas in unitary states, local government usually occupies the second...
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  • In the United States government, independent agencies are agencies that exist outside the federal executive departments (those headed by a Cabinet secretary)...
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  • In the United States, state governments are institutional units exercising functions of government at a level below that of the federal government. Each...
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    The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic...
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  • In the United States, government shutdowns occur when funding legislation required to finance the federal government is not enacted before the next fiscal...
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    regions of the United States Lists of U.S. state topics Local government in the United States Organized incorporated territories of the United States Proposals...
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  • Local government law may refer to: Local Autonomy Law, a Japanese statute Local government in the United States Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 This...
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    state, and states also create other local governments. States, unlike U.S. territories, possess many powers and rights under the United States Constitution...
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    From October 1 to October 17, 2013, the United States federal government entered a shutdown and curtailed most routine operations because neither legislation...
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  • The history of the federal government of the United States, including the constitution, the United States Code, the office of the presidency, the executive...
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    In other states, only limited authority has been granted to local governments by passage of statutes in the state legislature. In these states, a city...
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    In the United States, the president can use the veto power to prevent a bill passed by the Congress from becoming law. Congress can override the veto by...
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  • Clinton and the Republican Congress over funding for education, the environment, and public health in the 1996 federal budget, the United States federal government...
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  • of an agency of the federal government of the United States are varied, and even contradictory. The official United States Government Manual offers no...
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    In the United States, public holidays are set by federal, state, and local governments and are often observed by closing government offices or giving...
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  • Independent cities are classified by the United States Census Bureau as "county equivalents" and may also have similar governmental powers to a consolidated city-county...
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    of the United States. The 50 states of the United States are divided into 3,007 political subdivisions of states called counties. 237 other local governments...
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    borough in some U.S. states is a unit of local government or other administrative division below the level of the state. The term is currently used in six...
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  • Executive government in the United States refers to all governments in the United States by executive agencies and officials, both elected and appointed...
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    The territorial government of the United States Virgin Islands has for operational purposes established two districts, which include the minor islets nearest...
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  • In the United States, the processes of government procurement enable federal, state and local government bodies in the country to acquire goods, services...
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  • Local government in India is governmental jurisdiction below the level of the state. Local self-government means that residents in towns, villages and...
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    Most local governments in the United States impose a property tax, also known as a millage rate, as a principal source of revenue. This tax may be imposed...
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    The government of California has an extensive system of local government that manages public functions throughout the state. Like most states, California...
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  • In the United States, there are several distinct types of mayors, depending on the system of local government. Many American mayors are styled as "His/Her...
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  • Local government is the third-level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath...
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  • Local government. in Maharashtra State follows the general structure of Local Governance in India and is broadly classified into two categories: Urban...
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