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State governments in the United States (sometimes referred to as "The State") is generally structured in accordance with the laws of the various individual states. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Politics of the United States takes place in the framework of a presidential, Federal republic where the President of the United States (the Head of The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. Taxation in the United States is a complex system which may involve payment to at least four different levels of government and many methods of taxation The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door (private Caucus. This is a complete list of congressional districts for representation in the United States House of Representatives. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The President pro tempore of the Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate and the highest-ranking senator The Senate Majority and Minority Leaders (also called Senate Floor Leaders) are two United States Senators who are elected by the party conferences The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death The United States Cabinet (usually simplified as "the Cabinet" is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the Executive branch of the Federal government This is an incomplete list of United States federal agencies. The United States federal courts are the system of Courts organized under the Constitution and laws of the Federal government of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The United States courts of appeals (or circuit courts) are the intermediate appellate courts The United States district courts are the general Trial courts of the United States federal court system. The United States has a federal government, with elected officials at federal (national state and local level Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are This article presents the main political parties in United States politics. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. See also Third party (United States presidential candidates 2008 The term third party is used in the United States for a political party other than one The following is a list of incumbent United States Governors. In the United States of America, a state legislature is a generic term referring to the legislative body of any of the country's 50 states. Each State in the United States has a Legislative branch as part of its form of civil government In the United States, a state court has Jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U Local government in the United States is generally structured in accordance with the laws of the various individual states. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Typically each state has one unilateral tier with multiple branches, including the Executive, Legislative and Judicial.
Under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, all governmental powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved for the states or to the people. The Tenth Amendment ( Amendment X) of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on December 15, The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution.
The governments of the 13 colonies which formed the original union under the Constitution trace their history back to the royal charters which established them during the year of colonialism. The Thirteen Colonies were part of what became known as British America, a name that was used by Great Britain until the Treaty of Paris (1783 recognized the See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism Most other states were organized as federal territories before forming their governments and requesting admittance into the union. Territories of the United States are one type of political division of the United States, administered by the U
Notable exceptions are California, Vermont, Texas and Hawaii, which were sovereign nations before joining the union. The California Republic, also called the Bear Flag Republic, was the result of a revolt by Americans on June 14 1846, in the town of Sonoma The term Vermont Republic has been used by 20th and 21st century writers to describe the period of the U The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of O{{okina}}ahu,
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Structure
All U.S. states have a state constitution and a three-branch government similar to that of the federal government. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Every state in the United States possesses its own constitution While the U. S. Constitution mandates that each state shall have a "republican form" of government, this particular structure is not mandatory.
Executive
The executive branch of every state is headed by an elected governor. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Most states also have a lieutenant governor. A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction Most states have a plural executive, in which several key members of the executive branch are directly elected by the people and serve alongside the governor.
As a sovereign entity, each state government is free to organize its executive departments and agencies in any way it likes. This has resulted in substantial diversity among the states with regard to every aspect of how their governments are organized; the organizational chart for each state's executive branch can be characterized as sui generis. Sui generis (English pronunciation ( IPA) /ˌsuːiˈdʒɛnərɪs/ roughly "SOO-ee JEN-a-ris" Latin pronunciation /ˌsuːiˈgeneris/ is a Neo-Latin
Legislative
- Further information: List of U.S. state legislatures
The legislative branch of the US States is bicameral, except for Nebraska, which has a Unicameral legislature. Each State in the United States has a Legislative branch as part of its form of civil government A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber While the Nebraska legislature is officially known, like most, as the "Legislature", it is more commonly called the "Senate", as its members are officially called "Senators". In the majority of states (26), the state's legislature—that is, the upper and lower house referred to as one—is simply called "The Legislature". Another 19 states name their legislature the "General Assembly", while the legislatures of Oregon and North Dakota share the appellation "Legislative Assembly". Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. The most unusual moniker for a state legislature is "General Court", which is used by both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America.
Upper House
In all 49 states with bicameral legislatures, the upper house is referred to as the "Senate". In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral The exception to this rule is Nebraska's unicameral, which has a single house. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber
Until 1964, state senators were generally elected from districts that were not necessarily equal in population. In some cases state senate districts were based partly on county lines; in the vast majority of states the senate districts provided proportionately greater representation to rural areas. However, in the 1964 decision Reynolds v. Sims, the U.S. Supreme Court decreed that, unlike the United States Senate, state senates must be elected from districts of approximately equal population. Reynolds v Sims, 377 US 533 ( 1964) was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that state legislature districts had to be The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives One Member One Vote (OMOV as used in the parliamentary politics of the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Canadian provinces, is a proposal to
Lower House
In 41 of the 49 states with lower houses, the lower house is called the "House of Representatives". The name "House of Delegates" is used in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by California and Wisconsin call their lower house the "State Assembly", while Nevada and New York simply call the lower house the "Assembly". California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous And New Jersey calls its lower house the "General Assembly". New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
Judicial
The judicial branch is typically headed by a state supreme court which hears appeals from lower state courts. In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State This article discusses the state supreme courts in the United States In the United States, a state court has Jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U The structure of courts and the methods by which judges are elected or appointed are determined by legislation or the state constitution. Oddly, New York's highest court is called the Court of Appeals, while its trial court is known as the Supreme Court. New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the US state of New York. The Supreme Court of the State of New York is New York State 's Trial court, and is of General jurisdiction.
Offices
In order to complete their duties states form a variety of offices with particular assignments designated by the various branches. These offices may include:
- State education agency
- State department of ecology
- State department of health
- State police
- State department of transportation
Additional information
Each state has an official seal. A state education agency (SEA or state department of education, is a formal governmental label for the state-level government agencies within each U State police are a type of sub-national Territorial police force, particularly in Australia and the United States. The following gallery is a list of seals of the US states. Years in parenthesis denote the date of the state's adoption
See also
Local government in the United States is generally structured in accordance with the laws of the various individual states. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic