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The United States comprises 50 states: 9 of the Thirteen Colonies that were already part of the United States at the time the Constitution took effect in 1789, 4 that ratified the Constitution after its commencement, plus 37 that have been admitted since by Congress as authorized under Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution. [2]
Article IV, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution tasks the federal government with assuring that each state's government is so organized. [1] All state governments are modeled after the federal government and consist of three branches (although the three-branch structure is not Constitutionally required): executive, legislative ...
State departments of veterans affairs in the United States (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "State government agencies in the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
This category is for articles and categories on the governments of each of the individual states of the United States. To locate any government of a particular state, click on that state, or use the text links below.
State legislatures also approve budget for state government. They may establish government agencies, set their policies, and approve their budgets. For instance, a state legislature could establish an agency to manage environmental conservation efforts within that state. In some states, state legislators elect other officials, such as governor.
A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy , or be subject to the direct control of the federal government.
State-based welfare in the United States (3 C, 3 P) Pages in category "State government in the United States" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
In the United States, a governor serves as the chief executive and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories, functioning as head of state and head of government therein. [nb 1] While like all officials in the United States, checks and balances are placed on the office of the governor ...