Civic - Government - The United States of America
The USA's government and representatives at all levels
- Voting: Representatives, elections, campaigns, and voting information
- USA Voting: Voting and Elections; section from USA.gov official Web site; find out about state or local elections, registering to vote, and voting
- LWV: League of Women Voters; works to improve public policies through citizen education and advocacy
- FEC: Federal Election Commission; administers and enforces the Federal Election Campaign Act, the statute that governs the financing of federal elections
- Federal: The United States government is a federal republic set up by a Constitution adopted in 1787 by a Constitutional Convention; The federal government consists of three branches--executive, legislative, and judicial--which operate according to a system of checks and balances against each other and checks on their power set forth in the Constitution to protect the individual
- Executive: The White House; portal to US Executive branch including the Presidential Cabinet, Vice President, and Executive Office of the President; the President also serves as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces; the President is elected by votes of an electoral college
- Senate: US Senate; part of the bicameral US Congress; citizens from each US state elect two senators to represent their interests for a six-year term
- House: US House of Representatives; part of the bicameral US Congress; citizens from each US congressional district elect a person to represent their interests in the House for a two-year term
- Supreme Ct: The Supreme Court of the United States; consists of a Chief Justice and eight associate justices appointed by the President
- Federal Cts: Portal to US Courts; includes US Supreme Court, US Courts of Appeals, US Disctrict Courts, and US Bankruptcy Courts; federal judges are appointed by the President for life
- USA.gov: The US government's official web portal; attempts to provide a directory and search service to all federal government information as well as state government information; provided by the Federal Citizen Information Center, Office of Citizen Services and Communications, US General Services Administration
- Congress: Legislative portal; gives access to US Congressional legislative information; includes search by bill number or keyword
- Local: City, county, and state government
- States Territories: State and Territorial Government Web sites; a list of the 50 states and commonwealths of the USA and the territories of the USA with links to their official state government Web sites
- Directory State & Local: Links Directory; a directory of links to state and local government; links pages for each state include direct links to major units of state government and links to county, city, town, and village Web sites
- City County ICMA: International City/County Management Association; professional and educational organization for chief appointed managers, administrators, and assistants in cities, towns, counties, and regional entities throughout the world
- Counties NACO: National Association of Counties; acts as a liaison with other levels of government, works to improve public understanding of counties, serves as a national advocate for counties and provides them with resources to help them find innovative methods to meet challenges
- American Indian NCAI: National Congress of American Indians; tribal government organization; serves as a forum for consensus-based policy development among its membership of tribal governments from every region of the US
- Cities NLC: National League of Cities; national organization representing municipal governments throughout the United States; aims to strengthen and promote cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance
- Towns & Townships NATaT: National Association of Towns and Townships; educates lawmakers and public policy officials about how small town governments operate and by advocating policies on their behalf in Washington, DC
- State CSG: Council of State Governments; maintains offices throughout the country that staff regional associations of legislative and executive elected officials
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