state government
Provincial ruling body
State government is the governmental authority of a constituent state within a federal system, as distinct from the national or federal government.
In the United States, state governments have their own constitutions, legislatures, executives, and courts: State government handles education policy, She works for state government in Sacramento.
The term distinguishes this level from federal and local government.
Rigid administrative system
- agencyPower to act
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- governorState's chief executive
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
secretary · civil service · public service · executive branch · official · clerk · director · supervisor
Constructing from components
- senateLegislative governing body
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- representativesThose acting for others
- senatorsUpper legislative body members
bills · legislation · lawmaking · committees · caucus · statutes · bicameral · unicameral
Official rules governing conduct
- statuteEnacted written rule
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- directiveFormal command or instruction
provision · fiscal policy · budget · subsidy · tax code · reform · compliance · oversight
Formal choosing of officials
- votersThose who cast ballots
- democracyRule by the people
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
referendum · ballot · campaign · citizenship · civic duty · town hall · constituent · voter registration
Local administrative division
- municipalityLocal governing district
- districtBounded administrative area
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- townshipCounty's smaller division
parish · borough · boundary · authority · domain · sovereignty · federalism · home rule
bureaucracy
Rigid administrative system
- agencyPower to act
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- governorState's chief executive
commissioner · secretary · civil service · public service · executive branch · official · clerk · director · supervisor · coordinator
assembly
Constructing from components
- senateLegislative governing body
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- representativesThose acting for others
senators · bills · legislation · lawmaking · committees · caucus · statutes · bicameral · unicameral · session
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- statuteEnacted written rule
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
directive · provision · fiscal policy · budget · subsidy · tax code · reform · compliance · oversight · lobbying
elections
Formal choosing of officials
- votersThose who cast ballots
- democracyRule by the people
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
amendment · referendum · ballot · campaign · citizenship · civic duty · town hall · constituent · voter registration · recall
county
Local administrative division
- municipalityLocal governing district
- districtBounded administrative area
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
township · parish · borough · boundary · authority · domain · sovereignty · federalism · home rule · annexation
- regional governmentregion, province, public administration, county, regional council
- social studiescivics, social studies, maps, economics, community
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, checks and balances
- governancegovernance, democracy, vote, parliament, constitution
- governmentministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch, ministry
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
state governmentfederal government
Centralized national ruling body
national government · central government · municipal government · local government · city government
state governmentprivate sector
Economy outside government control
private enterprise · corporations · businesses · free market · civil society
state, government, states, stately, governments, statecraft, statehood, stateliness, stateless