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  1. Local government in the United States refers to governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state. Most states have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities. In some states, counties are divided into townships.

  2. The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution makes local government a matter of state rather than federal law, with special cases for territories and the District of Columbia. As a result, the states have adopted a wide variety of systems of local government.

  3. 5 days ago · local government, authority to determine and execute measures within a restricted area inside and smaller than a whole state. Some degree of local government characterizes every country in the world, although the degree is extremely significant.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state, province, division, or territory.

    State/territory
    Lga Status
    New South Wales
    Cities Areas
    Northern Territory
    Cities Towns Municipalities Shires
    Queensland
    Cities Shires Towns Regional councils
    South Australia
    Cities Rural cities ...
  5. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state or province. The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or (where appropriate) federal government. [1]

  6. History of local government in England. The history of local government in England is one of gradual change and evolution since the Middle Ages. England has never possessed a formal written constitution, with the result that modern administration (and the judicial system) is based on precedent, and is derived from administrative powers granted ...

  7. The government of the U.S. state of Ohio consists of the executive, [1] judicial, [2] and legislative [3] branches. Its basic structure is set forth in the Constitution and law of Ohio.

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