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  2. Mayor–council government - Wikipedia

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    The form may be categorized into two main variations depending on the relative power of the mayor compared to the council, the strong-mayor variant and the weak-mayor variant. In a typical strong-mayor system, the elected mayor is granted almost total administrative authority with the power to appoint and dismiss department heads, although some ...

  3. Local government in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Once a city reaches 5,000 in population, it may submit a ballot petition to create a "city charter" and operate under home rule status (they will maintain that status even if the population falls under 5,000) and may choose its own form of government (weak or strong mayor-council, commission, council-manager).

  4. Democracy - Wikipedia

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    Democracy contrasts with forms of government where power is not vested in the general population of a state, such as authoritarian systems. Historically a rare and vulnerable form of government, [10] democratic systems of government have become more prevalent since the 19th century, in particular with various waves of democratization. [11]

  5. Federal funding freeze sparks chaos for nonprofits in poorest ...

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    In Morgantown, Daugherty was losing sleep because Libera, the nonprofit she works for, hadn’t received reimbursement for a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant it uses.

  6. List of federal agencies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    These further cloud attempts to enumerate a list of agencies. [3] [4] The executive branch of the federal government includes the Executive Office of the President and the United States federal executive departments (whose secretaries belong to the Cabinet). Employees of the majority of these agencies are considered civil servants.

  7. List of defunct or renamed United States federal agencies

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    Environmental Science Services Administration Formed 1965. Abolished 1970. Components merged with those of other agencies to form the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Farmers Home Administration Replaced in 1994 with the Farm Service Agency. Farm Security Administration (FSA) Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie ...

  8. List of countries by Fragile States Index - Wikipedia

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    Common indicators include a state whose central government is so weak or ineffective that it has little practical control over much of its territory; non-provision of public services; widespread corruption and criminality; refugees and involuntary movement of populations; and sharp economic decline. [1]

  9. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    A form of government where the monarch is elected, a modern example being the King of Cambodia, who is chosen by the Royal Council of the Throne; Vatican City is also often considered a modern elective monarchy. Self-proclaimed monarchy: A form of government where the monarch claims a monarch title without a nexus to the previous monarch dynasty.