People of congress (Legislative), Supreme Court (Judical), and the President (Executive)
Like all American governments, power is derived from the people.
Dictatorship style governments tend to amass political power in the hands of a dictator and his close associates. They are governments with the most power.
The Tenth Amendment gives power to the state governments.
Local governments get their power from the state government.
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state governments grant local governments their power but do not tend to interfere with their day -to-day responsibilities
Any government body can levy taxes. The federal government, as well as state and local governments have the power to levy and collect taxes to support government programs.
Governments are dependent on the amount of power they are given. For example, a dictatorship has unlimited power, while a democracy has many limits on the governments power.
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