There are tons of different local government that can be found. The local governments include city, village, town and county governments.
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There is one National government, 50 state governments, the governments of the territories, Commonwealths, possessions and protectorates (Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, etc). Cities and counties have their own goverments- so there are literally tens of thousands of governments in the US.
Local governments did little to stop the violence. Many officials feared the Klan or were sympathetic to its activities
Local governments can manage their own curfew for minors. They can also create their own speed limits on certain roads on their local streets.
Because elections are controlled by state or local governments
________ are bonds issued by state or local governments
state governments grant local governments their power but do not tend to interfere with their day -to-day responsibilities
Local governments typically derive their authority and powers from state governments, meaning they cannot operate independently without state oversight. While local governments can manage many services and regulations, they are ultimately subject to state laws and regulations. In some cases, states can dissolve or alter local governments, highlighting their dependency on state governance. Therefore, local governments cannot function in isolation from state government structures.
it gives states power to create local governments
The 1997 Census of Government says it best... "There were 87,504 governmental units in the United States as of June 1997. In addition to the Federal Government and the 50 state governments, there were 87,453 units of local government. Of these, 39,044 are general purpose local governments - 3,043 county governments and 36,001 subcounty general purpose governments, including 13,726 school distict governments and 34,683 special district governments."