No. The U.S. Constitution only authorizes defence forces to be controlled by the federal government.
The armed forces of the U.S. are in the Defense Department, which is part of the executive branch of the federal (national) government.
Its a parliamentary democracy. Head of the executive power is the Premiere. Head of the state is the president. President is also the chief of the armed forces (chief commanding), but the ministry of defense is under the defense minister.
The state of North Carolina does not have a secretary of defense. Only the government of the United States has that post. No state has it.
National Guard. Some states have State Guards or State Defense Forces in addition to these.
The job of maintaining the armed forces pretty much falls on the government and not just on a state. The armed forces protect the entire nation and thefore need to be supplied by the government.
No, the Secretary of State does not control the Department of Defense. The Secretary of State is primarily responsible for foreign policy and international relations, while the Department of Defense is led by the Secretary of Defense, who oversees military operations and defense policy. Both secretaries report to the President and work collaboratively on issues related to national security, but they operate within their distinct areas of authority.
The right to maintain an army or navy typically resides with sovereign states or national governments. These governments possess the authority to establish and fund military forces for national defense, law enforcement, and other security purposes. In federal systems, both national and state governments may have military capabilities, but the central government usually has primary control over armed forces. Additionally, international treaties and agreements can influence the extent and nature of military forces that countries can maintain.
A "state" is a an entity. A state is the actual country and has definite borders, culture, military, police, and people. "Government is the establishment of the state, the people and bureuacracy that run the state is the government. The government is in charge of providing services and defense of its own people.
To control the people
ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES is what the acronym IDF stands for and refers, generally, to the military forces of the State of Israel.
Some could interpret it as such. Massachusetts has argued in federal court that the federal Defense of Marriage Act forces that state to discriminate against its own residents in the administration of certain entitlement programs funded (at least partially) by the federal government.
Communism is the political system that called for government control of the economy.