Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body State insignia Department of state.svg insigniasize 100px insigniacaption Official seal department UnitedStates Department of State image Hillary ... January 21, 2009 appointer The President of UnitedStates first Thomas Jefferson ref cite web title Secretaries of State, 1789 2005 url http www.state.gov r pa ho po 1682.htm publisher UnitedStates Department of State accessdate 2009 01 10 ref formation April 6, 1789 succession UnitedStates presidential ... Secretaries during their posts. The UnitedStates Secretary of State is the head of the UnitedStates Department of State , concerned with foreign affairs . The Secretary is a member of the UnitedStates Cabinet Cabinet and the highest ranking cabinet secretary both in UnitedStates presidential line of succession line of succession and UnitedStates order of precedence order of precedence . The current ... duties cite web title Duties of the Secretary of State of the UnitedStates url http www.state.gov secretary 115194.htm work www.state.gov publisher UnitedStates Department of State date January 20, 2009 accessdate March 28, 2010 ref Organizes and supervises the entire UnitedStates Department of State and the UnitedStates Foreign Service . Supervises and supports the foreign affairs activities of other U.S. Government entities including the UnitedStates Department of Defense Defense Department , Central Intelligence Agency CIA , and UnitedStates Department of Homeland Security Department ... . Six Secretaries of State have gone on to be elected President. As the head of the UnitedStates Foreign ... of Secretaries of State Main List of Secretaries of State of the UnitedStates see also List of United ... of State of the UnitedStates http www.state.gov secretary index.htm Official Website of the Secretary ... of State s start s prec us pres s bef before President pro tempore of the UnitedStates ... Wikipedia En secretaryofstate.ogg 2010 02 23 Category UnitedStates Secretaries of State Category United ... more details
Politics of the UnitedStatesState governments in the UnitedStates are those republican form of government republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the UnitedStates Constitution ... seealso List of U.S. state legislatures The legislative branch of the U.S. states consists of State legislature UnitedStatesstate legislatures . Every state except for Nebraska has a Bicameralism bicameral ..., in the 1964 decision Reynolds v. Sims , the UnitedStates Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, unlike the UnitedStates Senate , state senates must be elected from districts of One Member ... branch in most states is topped by a court of last resort usually called a state supreme court supreme court that hears appeals from lower State court UnitedStatesstate courts . Oddly, New York ... State division of veterans affairs State police UnitedStatesState polices State education departments ... states official seal . See also Comparison of U.S. state governments Local government in the United ... divisions governments UnitedStates topics USLegislatures Category State governments of the United ... of new States within the Union. Structured in accordance with state law including State constitution UnitedStatesstate constitutions and state statute s , most state governments are modeled on the Federal government of the UnitedStates federal system , with three branches of government&mdash ... Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution , all governmental powers not granted to the federal government by the UnitedStates Constitution Constitution are reserved for the states or to the people ... Senators . In the majority of states 26 , the state legislature is simply called the Legislature. Another ... of lieutenant governor UnitedStates lieutenant governor often on a joint Ticket election ticket with the governor ... of selecting judges is determined by each state s constitution or legislature. Most states have ... UnitedStates governors Office of the Governor Lieutenant governor UnitedStates Office of the Lieutenant ... more details
state legislatures was modeled on that of the Congress of the UnitedStates U.S. Congress the members ... propose Constitutional amendments to the states for ratification. Under Article Two of the UnitedStates Constitution Article II , state legislatures choose the manner of appointing the state s UnitedStates Electoral College presidential electors . Formerly, state legislatures appointed the United ..., there are 7,382 state legislators in the UnitedStates. They are usually assisted by staff aides to help ... attracting many legislators. See also List of state legislatures in the UnitedStates Legislative Assemblies ... legislatures of the UnitedStates Category State governments of the UnitedStates fr L gislature ... control as of the 2010 general election 2011 12 session Politics of the UnitedStates In the UnitedStatesUnitedStates of America , a state legislature is a generic term referring to the Legislature legislative body of any of the country s 50 U.S. statestates . The formal name varies from state to state. In 24 states, the legislature is simply called the Legislature, or the State Legislature , while ..., has the exclusive power to confirm appointments made by the Governor UnitedStates governor and to try ... power to initiate taxing legislation and articles of impeachment . Prior to UnitedStates Supreme ... population. In 1962, the UnitedStates Supreme Court announced the one person, one vote standard and invalidated ... to the composition of the UnitedStates Senate U.S. Senate because that chamber s makeup is prescribed by the Constitution of the UnitedStates U.S. Constitution . Duties and influence As a legislative ... that the UnitedStates Congress performs Federal duties at the Federal Government of the UnitedStates ... proposal or a submission by the governor. Under the terms of Article Five of the UnitedStates ... Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution 17th Amendment in 1913 required the direct election of Senators by a state s voters. Aspects of the career of the state legislator In most states, a new state ... more details
In the UnitedStates , each U.S. statestate has its own constitution . Usually, they are longer than the 7,500 word UnitedStates Constitution federal Constitution and are more detailed regarding the day ... of the UnitedStates Category State governments of the UnitedStates Category Constitutions ..., ratified in 1901, at 357,157 words long. Both the Federal government of the UnitedStates ... and political organizations of the UnitedStates and the states, respectively. The Tenth Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution , part of the UnitedStates Bill of Rights Bill of Rights , provides that The powers not delegated to the UnitedStates by the Constitution, nor prohibited ... of Article Four of the UnitedStates Constitution Article 4 of the Constitution states that The UnitedStates shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republic Republican Form of Government . these to provisions ... of state law . Typically state constitutions address a wide array of issues deemed by the states to be of sufficient .... Often modeled after the federal Constitution, they outline the structure of the State governments of the UnitedStatesstate government and typically establish a bill of rights , an Executive government executive branch headed by a Governor UnitedStates governor and often one or more other officials, such as a Lieutenant governor UnitedStates lieutenant governor and state attorney general , a State legislature UnitedStatesstate legislature , and State court UnitedStatesstate courts , including a state supreme court a few states have two high courts, one for civil cases, the other for criminal ... in the UnitedStates initiative . Many states have had several constitutions over the course of its history. The Territories of the UnitedStates organized territories of the UnitedStates also have ... of the current constitutions of the UnitedStates of America and its constituent political divisions ... 1 align center ref name US Constitution Despite its very different title, the UnitedStates Articles ... more details
In the UnitedStates , state police are a police body unique to each U.S. state , having statewide authority ..., the new state police were also established to free up the National Guard of the UnitedStates National ... State Law Enforcement Directory SPHPbystate Category Law enforcement in the UnitedStates Category Law enforcement units Category State agencies of the UnitedStates fr Police d tat aux tats Unis ... functions outside the jurisdiction of the County UnitedStates county Sheriffs in the UnitedStates sheriff Vermont being a notable exception , such as enforcing traffic laws on state highway s and interstate highway interstate expressways, overseeing the security of the state capitol complex, protecting ... century they were fully motorized police forces. Types of State Police agencies In many states ... states with both a Highway Patrol and a State Police. The Alaska Highway patrol is a branch of the Alaska ... task force activity in serious or complicated cases in those states that grant full police powers statewide. A general trend has been to bring all of these agencies under a state Department of Public Safety . Additionally, they may serve under different state departments such as the Highway Patrol under the state Department of Transportation and the Water police Marine patrol under the Department of Natural Resources . Twenty three U.S. states use the term State Police. History The Pennsylvania state police force emerged in the aftermath of the Coal Strike of 1902 anthracite mine strike of 1902 ... Reform, and the State last Ray first Gerda W. journal Journal of Social History issue 28 date Spring ... Police Commission, noted that the Pennsylvania State Police were intended to replace the infamous ... rocked in mortal combat with the vested interest, the State stepped in to prove her impartial ... out on strike ... they invariably found the power of the State bought, paid for, and fighting as a partisan ..., Police Reform, and the State last Ray first Gerda W. journal Journal of Social History issue 28 ... more details
States, lying in state in the UnitedStates Capitol Rotunda as spectators and mourners file past his flag draped coffin, 2004. See also State funeral State funerals in the UnitedStates are public ... States , as well as to the sitting and any former President of the UnitedStates , state funerals ..., and splendor of state funerals were eschewed by the Founding Fathers of the UnitedStates ... ref The first major state funeral was for William Henry Harrison in 1841, the first List of UnitedStates ... 394 ref Abraham Lincoln was the first president to lying in state lie in state in the UnitedStates .... There was no lying in state in the UnitedStates Capitol Rotunda. However, flags were lowered to half ... lie in state in the UnitedStates Capitol Rotunda and on the Lincoln Catafalque , a bier made ..., lying in state in the UnitedStates Capitol Rotunda will occur. Dwight D. Eisenhower was an exception ... behind the ceremonial procession in a Presidential State Car UnitedStates presidential ... of the UnitedStates Capitol Building it is planned to be carried up. Lying in state File Garfield casket.jpg ... of the UnitedStates Capitol Rotunda and placed on top of the Lincoln Catafalque , the state ... Hall at the UnitedStates Capitol Visitor Center . see also Lying in state Lying in repose ... specifies who may lie in state. Use of the UnitedStates Capitol Rotunda is controlled by concurrent ... branch of the armed forces initiates the action. People to have lain in state in the UnitedStates ..., 1996 Supreme Court Justices to have lain in state in the Supreme Court Room at the UnitedStates Capitol ... to have lain in state in the Great Hall at the UnitedStates Supreme Court Building are as follows ... September 6 7, 2005 Funeral arrangements Since state funerals in the UnitedStates are elaborate .... File Ford state funeral.jpg Former Vice President Dick Cheney and members of the UnitedStates Congress delivering remarks during Gerald Ford Gerald Ford s lying in state in the UnitedStates Capitol ... more details
Politics of the UnitedStates In the UnitedStates, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some ... of the case by a judge on the merits. Territory outside of any state in the UnitedStates, such as the District ... may not be appealed by the state due to the Fifth Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution Fifth ... to a trial by jury in a state civil case under the 7th Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution, and not all states preserve a right to a civil jury in either their state constitution or state statutes ... in the UnitedStates were convicted in state court for violating state criminal laws, rather than in federal ... courts is quite complicated. Although the UnitedStates Constitution and federal laws override state ... to state courts. Under the 11th Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution, federal courts are generally ... Court of the UnitedStates U.S. Supreme Court can but are not required to review final decision of state ..., the UnitedStates Justice Department does not engage in prosecutions of crimes prosecuted at the state ... States 2006 Law of the UnitedStates References Reflist DEFAULTSORT State Court Category State ... majority of civil and criminal cases in the UnitedStates with minimal federal court supervision. Types ... . Appellate courts in the UnitedStates, unlike their Civil law legal system civil law counterparts ... and violations of city local ordinance ordinances in some states, such as New York State , these courts ... law legal system it is customary for the courts of one state to look to decisions of other states as persuasive ... of matters handled in state courts Civil cases The vast majority of non criminal cases in the UnitedStates are handled in state courts, rather than federal courts. For example, in Colorado, in 2002 ... states. In practice, almost all real property evictions and foreclosures are handled in state ... law, cases with a UnitedStates government party, and cases involving a diversity of citizenship ... in federal court, in every state except Louisiana . In these states, there is a general ... more details
by state , LawServer ref The key, deliberated article of the UnitedStates Constitution U.S. Constitution is the Fourteenth Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution Fourteenth Amendment , which states that cquote All persons born or naturalized in the UnitedStates, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the UnitedStates and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the UnitedStates ... spibs spib PLTA.pdf State Policies on Later Term Abortions Social Policy in the UnitedStatesstate autocollapse UnitedStates topics North America topic Abortion in DEFAULTSORT Abortion In The Us By State Category Abortion in the UnitedStates Category History of women s rights in the United ...Citation style date September 2009 Abortion in the UnitedStates is legal, via the List of landmark court decisions in the UnitedStates landmark case of Roe v. Wade . However, individual states can regulate ... interpretation of the UnitedStates Constitution U.S. Constitution regarding abortion in the UnitedStates , following the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates s 1973 landmark decision in Roe v. Wade ... The Constitution of the UnitedStates of America As Amended url http frwebgate.access.gpo.gov cgi ... barriers of any kind whatsoever exist today in the UnitedStates for a woman to obtain an abortion ..., the youngest child to survive a premature birth in the UnitedStates was Preterm birth Notable ... developed countries, the procedure is more available in the UnitedStates in terms of how late the abortion ... the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution If the right ... obsolete, with a new focus on viability of the fetus.Since 1995, led by Congressional UnitedStates Republican Party Republicans , the UnitedStates House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives and UnitedStates Senate U.S. Senate have moved several times to pass measures banning the procedure ... more details
state, and remains the largest government program in the UnitedStates and the world. ref name Krugman .... Democratic Party UnitedStates Democrats argue that an expansion of the welfare state is desirable and too many market failures remain unaddressed. Meanwhile, Republican Party UnitedStates Republicans .... Norton ref The UnitedStates welfare system refers to those institutions, supported or managed by the U.S. ... philosophy for the creation and expansion of the U.S. welfare state has been Modern liberalism in the United ... 1 , pp. 1 24. ref The American welfare state is distinguished from other welfare states in the developed ... story.html?id cecbd59f ab0c 4bd6 9f78 bf9f99cd5c80 ref In addition, although the UnitedStates has ... income redistribution. In 1998, the UnitedStates government s expenditures on subsidies and transfers ... scholars believe that this is because the UnitedStates has a lower level of reciprocal altruism ... in the Social Security system, have access to public Medicare UnitedStates Medicare health insurance ... enrolled in public schools, including 75 of those from households with Income in the UnitedStates incomes in the Affluence in the UnitedStates top 5 . Citation needed date April 2010 but we are not interested ... often be deducted from the Income tax in the UnitedStates federal income tax . Despite subsidized ... date October 2009 See also Education in the UnitedStates Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity ... Insurance Contributions Act Great Society Medicaid Medicare UnitedStates New Deal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 8 housing Social Security UnitedStates Supplemental Security Income ... liberalism in the UnitedStates War on Poverty Welfare Welfare economics WIC References Reflist DEFAULTSORT UnitedStates Welfare State Category Welfare state Category Economy of the UnitedStates Category Federal assistance in the UnitedStates Category Article Feedback Pilot ..., created in 1935, was the first major federal welfare state agency and continues to be the most ... more details
first Frederick H. authorlink coauthors title State Terrorism and the UnitedStates year 2004 publisher ... State Terrorism and the UnitedStates year 2004 publisher Zed Books location London id ISBN 1 84277 ...Multiple issues POV September 2010 synthesis October 2010 The UnitedStates government has engaged in military ... Council considers Nicaraguan complaint against UnitedStates, takes no action publisher United ... . U.S. Policy and the Definition of Terrorism See also State terrorism Definitions of terrorism The UnitedStates law UnitedStates legal definition of terrorism excludes acts openly done by recognized sovereign statesstates . ref Congress definition of terrorism excludes most state sponsored violence ... and policies of the UnitedStates and it s allies as terrorism. ref Selden P.4 http books.google.com ... actions and policies of the UnitedStates and it s allies&hl en&ei G6RETYGMJo26sQPX7f3iCg&sa X&oi ... critics have pointed, out, terrorism is not an enemy. It is a tactic. Because the UnitedStates itself ... on terrorism merely makes the UnitedStates look hypocritical to the rest of the world. ref name ... committed terrorist acts against the UnitedStates could use the Nuremberg Defense . Daniel Schorr ... killings of 1965 1966 Professor Ruth Blakely stated that the governments of the UnitedStates ..., who from 1963 to 1966 was a political officer at the UnitedStates Embassy in Jakarta acknowledged ... Politics of Cuba Cuban government officials have accused the UnitedStates government of being an accomplice ... miami5 ingles 415.html title The UnitedStates is an accomplice and protector of terrorism, states ... Testifying before the UnitedStates Senate in 1978, Richard Helms , former CIA Director, stated We ... in 1999 in Havana s Popular Provincial Tribunal against the UnitedStates on behalf of the Cuban people ... 10 ref The lawsuit detailed a history of terrorism allegedly supported by the UnitedStates. The United ... alleged that the UnitedStates had provided safe shelter to those who funded, planned and carried ... more details
The following are lists of U.S. state and territory insignia as designated by tradition or by the respective State legislature UnitedStatesstate legislature s List of U.S. state amphibians U.S. state bats List of U.S. state beverages List of U.S. state birds List of U.S. state butterflies List of U.S. state colors List of U.S. state crustaceans List of U.S. state dances List of U.S. state dinosaurs U.S. official state dogs List of U.S. state firearms List of U.S. state fish Flags of the U.S. states List of U.S. state flags List of U.S. state flowers List of U.S. state foods List of U.S. state fossils List of U.S. state grasses List of U.S. state insects List of U.S. state instruments List of U.S. state license plates List of U.S. state mammals List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones List of U.S. state mottos List of U.S. state nicknames List of U.S. state poems List of U.S. states Poets Laureate List of U.S. state Poet Laureates U.S. state reptiles List of state route markers List of U.S. state route markers List of U.S. state seals List of U.S. state shells List of U.S. state ships List of U.S. state slogans List of U.S. state soils List of U.S. state songs List of U.S. state sports List of U.S. state tartans List of U.S. state toys List of U.S. state trees See also 50 State Quarters National symbols List of official UnitedStates national symbols List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols state insignia state symbols USStateLists Category States of the UnitedStates related lists Insignia Category UnitedStatesstate insignia de bersicht der Listen der Staatssymbole der Bundesstaaten der Vereinigten Staaten ... more details
also Incarceration in the UnitedStates Notes references Incarceration in the UnitedStates Incarceration of Juveniles in the UnitedStates Category Lists of UnitedStatesstate prisons List of U.S. state prisons Category Lists of prisons UnitedStates, State ... countries This is a list of U.S. State prison s not including List of U.S. federal prisons federal prisons or county jails in the UnitedStates or prisons in U.S. territories Image Usa green.png Map of the U.S. states br table border 0 tr td valign top List of Alabama state prisons Alabama List of Alaska state prisons Alaska List of Arizona state prisons Arizona List of Arkansas state prisons Arkansas List of California state prisons California List of Colorado state prisons Colorado List of Connecticut state prisons Connecticut List of Delaware state prisons Delaware List of Florida state prisons Florida List of Georgia state prisons Georgia small td td valign top List of Hawaii state prisons Hawaii List of Idaho state prisons Idaho List of Illinois state prisons Illinois List of Indiana state prisons Indiana List of Iowa state prisons Iowa List of Kansas state prisons Kansas List of Kentucky state prisons Kentucky List of Louisiana state prisons Louisiana List of Maine state prisons Maine List of Maryland state prisons Maryland small td td valign top List of Massachusetts state ... state prison being reserved for the facility at Cedar Junction in Walpole, Massachusetts Walpole . ref List of Michigan state prisons Michigan List of Minnesota state prisons Minnesota List of Mississippi state prisons Mississippi List of Missouri state prisons Missouri List of Montana state prisons Montana List of Nebraska state prisons Nebraska List of Nevada state prisons Nevada List of New Hampshire state prisons New Hampshire List of New Jersey state prisons New Jersey small td td valign top List of New Mexico state prisons New Mexico List of New York state prisons New York List of North ... more details
The UnitedStates Department of Energy s State Energy Program SEP provides Grant money grant s to states and directs funding to state energy office s from technology programs in Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy . States use grants to address their energy priorities and program funding to adopt emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. ref http apps1.eere.energy.gov state energy program ref The State Energy Program 3 billion funding will be used to provide rebates to consumers for home energy audit s or other energy saving energy saving improvement s to develop renewable energy to promote Energy Star products to upgrade the Efficient energy use energy efficiency of state and local government buildings and other innovative state efforts to help families save money on their energy bills. The energy efficiency upgrades will be available for families making up to 200 of the federal poverty level ref http apps1.eere.energy.gov news news detail.cfm news id 12291 ref See also Greenhouse gas emissions by the UnitedStates References References renewable energy stub Category UnitedStates Department of Energy Category Renewable energy in the UnitedStates ... more details
Infobox Organization name State Guard Association of the UnitedStates image SGAUS 1.jpg image border ...?EntityID D03772597&EntityName STATE GUARD ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITEDSTATES 2c INC. &TabNum 1 non ... forces http www.sgaus.org statesstate chapters.html . History of SDFs and SGAUS From its founding until the early 1900s, the UnitedStates maintained only a minimal army and relied on state militia ... Defense Force Association of the UnitedStates. The name was later changed in 1993 to the State Guard Association of the UnitedStates, and in 1997 was incorporated in the State of Maryland as a 501 ...?FilingNum 000283524 Tennessee Chapter of the State Guard Association of the UnitedStates ... Mission.htm References Reflist Portal Military of the UnitedStates DEFAULTSORT State Guard Association Of The UnitedStates Category Military of the UnitedStates Category State Defense Forces of the UnitedStates ..., GA 30214 location Fayetteville, Georgia region served UnitedStates of America membership 3,000 ... num staff num volunteers budget website http www.sgaus.org remarks The State Guard Association of the United ..., the predecessor to the modern day UnitedStates National Guard National Guard was formed to augment the militia and UnitedStates Army Regular Army with a federally controlled reserve force. In 1933 ... National Guard Title 32 and the National Guard of the UnitedStates Title 10 . This division forced states to maintain both a National Guard and a State Defense Force if they desired to have non federal soldiers. During World War II , much of the UnitedStates National Guard National Guard was deployed on federal duty. Many states continued to maintain distinct state militias some building on ones ... statesstate chapters.html ref SGAUS Foundation, Inc. In 2006, the SGAUS Board of Directors created ... 501 c 6 purpose Advocating for the advancement and support of regulated state military forces ref ... more details
Infobox Political post post UnitedStates br Deputy Secretary of State body insignia insigniasize insigniacaption imagesize 200px image Jim Steinberg.jpg incumbent James Steinberg incumbentsince January 28, 2009 style residence termlength formation 1972 inaugural John N. Irwin, II website http www.state.gov s d Official Website The Deputy Secretaries of State of the UnitedStates are the chief assistants to the UnitedStates Secretary of State Secretary of State . If the Secretary of State resigns or dies, a Deputy Secretary of State becomes Acting Secretary of State until the President nominates and the Senate confirms a replacement. The position was created in 1972. Prior to July 13, 1972, the Under Secretary of State had been the second ranking officer of the Department. On December 23, 2008, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed both James Steinberg and Jacob J. Lew to the position of Deputy Secretary of State. Lew s position focuses on budget and internal management affairs, while Steinberg is in charge of policy matters. Technically, Steinberg became Deputy Secretary of State, and Lew was appointed to a newly created office, as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources . They were confirmed by Congress on January 28, 2009. Deputy Secretaries of State class wikitable Name Term of Office President of the UnitedStates President s served under John N. Irwin II July 13, 1972&ndash February 1, 1973 Richard Nixon Kenneth Rush February 2, 1973&ndash May 29, 1974 Richard Nixon Robert S. Ingersoll July 10, 1974&ndash March 31, 1976 Richard Nixon , Gerald Ford Charles W. Robinson April 9, 1976&ndash January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford Warren Christopher February 26, 1977&ndash January 16, 1981 Jimmy Carter William P. Clark February 25, 1981&ndash February 9, 1982 ... Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, State, Deputy Category UnitedStates Department of State officials Deputy Secretary of State US gov stub de Vizeau enminister der Vereinigten Staaten fr ... more details
This is a list of U.S. state capitols buildings in the UnitedStates and is not to be confused with a list of state capitals in the UnitedStates list of state capitals the cities where these buildings are located . A capitol typically contains the meeting place for its state s State legislature UnitedStates legislature and offices for the state s Governor UnitedStates governor , though this is not true for every state. The Arizona State Capitol is now strictly a museum the legislature and the governor ... House and Senate chambers National Historic Landmark See also List of capitals in the UnitedStates References reflist 2 External links commons State Capitols in the UnitedStates http www.cupola.com ... US State Capitols USStateLists Category State capitols in the UnitedStates Category States of the United ... Arizona, only Virginia does not have its governor s office in the state capitol, though in Delaware , Ohio , Michigan & Vermont , the office there is for ceremonial use only. Most States 39 of the 50 have facilities named State Capitol . Indiana and Ohio use the term Statehouse and eight states use State House Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. Delaware has a Legislative Hall . The State of Alabama has a Alabama State Capitol State Capitol , but the Legislature has since 1985 met in the Alabama State House State House . In 9 states, the state s State supreme court highest court also routinely meets in the capitol Indiana ... , and Wisconsin . The other 40 states have separate buildings for their supreme courts, though in Minnesota ... center File Alabama State Capitol front Apr2009.jpg 100px Alabama State Capitol Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery br small coord 32 22 38.81 N 86 18 3.39 W type landmark name Alabama State Capitol small ... align center File Alaskacapitol1930.jpg 100px Alaska State Capitol Juneau, Alaska Juneau br small coord 58 18 7.91 N 134 24 37.68 W type landmark name Alaska State Capitol small 1929 1931 align center ... more details
This is a list of the UnitedStates U.S. statestate corrections agencies. Adult prison agencies Alabama Department of Corrections Alaska Department of Corrections Arizona Department of Corrections Arkansas Department of Correction California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Colorado Department of Corrections Connecticut Department of Correction Delaware Department of Correction District of Columbia Department of Corrections Florida Department of Corrections Georgia Department of Corrections Hawaii Department of Public Safety Idaho Department of Correction Illinois Department of Corrections Indiana Department of Correction Iowa Department of Corrections Kansas Department of Corrections Kentucky Department of Corrections Louisiana Department of Corrections Maine Department of Corrections Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Massachusetts Department of Correction Michigan Department of Corrections Minnesota Department of Corrections Mississippi Department of Corrections Missouri Department of Corrections Montana Department of Corrections Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Nevada Department of Corrections New Hampshire Department of Corrections New Jersey Department of Corrections New Mexico Corrections Department New York State Department of Correctional Services North Carolina Department of Correction North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Oklahoma Department of Corrections Oregon Department of Corrections Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Rhode Island Department ... See also Incarceration in the UnitedStates Law enforcement in the UnitedStates Incarceration in the UnitedStates Incarceration of Juveniles in the UnitedStates Category State corrections departments of the UnitedStates ... Vermont Department of Corrections Virginia Department of Corrections Washington State Department ... more details
The Counselor of the UnitedStates Department of State is a position within the UnitedStates Department of State that serves the UnitedStates Secretary of State Secretary of State as a special advisor and consultant on major problems of foreign policy and who provides guidance to the appropriate bureaus with respect to such matters. The Counselor conducts special international negotiations and consultations, and also undertakes special assignments from time to time, as directed by the Secretary. ref cite web title Counselor of the Department url http www.state.gov s c accessdate 2007 09 22 ref Currently, the Counselor holds under law a rank equivalent to that of Under Secretary of State. ref name a cite web title Counselors url http www.state.gov r pa ho po 12044.htm accessdate 2007 09 22 ref The Secretary of State created the position of Counselor for the Department of State in 1909 as part of a general Department reorganization. In 1912, the position became a Presidential appointment. Between 1913 and 1919, the Counselor served as the Department s second ranking officer, assuming the role previously exercised by the Assistant Secretary of State. In 1919, the newly created position of Under Secretary of State subsumed the duties of the Counselor. An Act of Congress, May 18, 1937, re established the position of Counselor of the Department of State. Between 1961 and 1965, the Counselor ... References Reflist Depstatesec Category UnitedStates Department of State officials Counselor of the UnitedStates Department of State ja ... to Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs when Counselor Timothy E. Wirth was appointed to that position, but another Counselor was appointed in 1997. ref name a List of Counselors of the UnitedStates Department of State class wikitable Name Assumed Office Left Office President of the UnitedStates President served under Chandler P. Anderson August 23, 1912 April 22, 1913 William Howard ... more details
The Assistant Secretary of State , from 1853 until 1913, was the second ranking official within the U.S. Department of State . Prior to 1853, the Chief Clerk was the second ranking officer, and after 1913, the Counselor of the UnitedStates Department of State Counselor was the second ranking position ... the title of Assistant Secretary of State Reporting directly to the UnitedStates Deputy Secretary of State or Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence ... rowspan 1 Name rowspan 1 State of Residency colspan 1 Term of Office rowspan 1 President of the UnitedStates President s served under rowspan 1 UnitedStates Secretary of State Secretary of State ... of State for Occupied Areas See also Category UnitedStates Assistant Secretaries of State , which includes ... UnitedStates Assistant Secretary Of State Category UnitedStates Assistant Secretaries of State Category ... Category UnitedStates Department of State officials de Assistant Secretary of State fr Secr taire ... and various geographic divisions. Today, the title of the second ranking position is the UnitedStates Deputy Secretary of State Deputy Secretary of State , with the next tier of State Department officials bearing the rank of Under Secretary of State . In modern times, Assistant Secretary of State is a title used for many executive positions in the UnitedStatesState Department . A set of six ... States Secretary of State List of Acting Secretaries of State Acting Secretary of State , but not during ... Grover Cleveland Thomas F. Bayard 18 William F. Wharton ref name Acting Served as UnitedStates ... rowspan 1 President of the UnitedStates President s served under rowspan 1 UnitedStates Secretary ... of State was assisted by a Second Assistant Secretary of State , and from 1875, by a Third Assistant Secretary of State . Specific duties of the incumbents varied over the years and included such responsibilities ... Secretaries usually manage individual bureaus of the Department of State. When the manager of a bureau ... more details
Libertarian Party UnitedStates by state Category UnitedStates affiliate political party lists ...In addition to the national Libertarian Party UnitedStates Libertarian Party in the UnitedStates, all fifty states operate a state Libertarian Party, plus one representing the District of Columbia . List of State Parties Libertarian Party of Alabama http www.al.lp.org Libertarian Party of Alaska http www.lpalaska.org Libertarian Party of Arizona http www.azlp.org Libertarian Party of Arkansas http www.lpar.org Libertarian Party of California http www.ca.lp.org Libertarian Party of Colorado http www.lpcolorado.org Libertarian Party of Connecticut http www.lpct.org Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia Libertarian Party of Delaware http www.de.lp.org Libertarian Party of Florida http www.lpf.org Libertarian Party of Georgia http www.ga.lp.org Libertarian Party of Hawaii http www.libertarianpartyofhawaii.org Libertarian Party of Illinois http www.lpillinois.org Libertarian Party of Iowa http www.lpia.org Libertarian Party of Indiana http www.lpin.org Libertarian Party of Idaho http www.lpidaho.com Libertarian Party of Kansas http www.lpks.org Libertarian Party of Kentucky http www.lpky.org Libertarian Party of Louisiana http louisianalibertarianparty.org Libertarian Party of Maine http www.lpme.org Libertarian Party of Massachusetts http www.lpmass.org Libertarian Party of Minnesota http www.lpmn.org Libertarian Party of Michigan http www.mi.lp.org Libertarian Party of Maryland http www.md.lp.org Libertarian Party of Mississippi http www.concentric.net acausey LP lphome.htm Libertarian Party of Missouri http www.lpmo.org Libertarian Party of Montana http www.mtlp.org Libertarian Party of Nebraska http www.lpne.org Libertarian Party of New York http ny.lp.org Libertarian Party of New Jersey http www.njlp.org Libertarian Party of New Hampshire http www.lpnh.org Libertarian ... State http www.lpwa.org Libertarian Party of Wisconsin http www.lpwi.org Libertarian Party of West ... more details
as the Governor UnitedStates governor of a U.S. state including one from the U.S. Commonwealth United ... Gregoire Washington U.S. state Washington 2005 Present Democratic Party UnitedStates Democratic Prior ... Republican Party UnitedStates Republican As Secretary of State, she succeeded to the office when ... Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Category Lists of UnitedStates governors Category Lists ... Commonwealth UnitedStates insular area Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia ... Notes Party shading Democratic Nellie Tayloe Ross Wyoming 1925 1927 Democratic Party UnitedStates ... Party UnitedStates Democratic Wife of Governor James E. Ferguson 1915 1917 . First woman to serve ... UnitedStates Democratic Wife of Governor George Wallace 1963 1967, 1971 1979, & 1983 1987 . First and only ... shading Democratic Ella T. Grasso Connecticut 1975 1980 Democratic Party UnitedStates Democratic ... Party UnitedStates Democratic First woman to serve as Governor of Washington. Party shading Republican Vesta M. Roy New Hampshire 1982 1983 Republican Party UnitedStates Republican Acting governor ... 1987 Democratic Party UnitedStates Democratic First and only woman to serve as Governor of Kentucky. Party shading Democratic Madeleine M. Kunin Vermont 1985 1991 Democratic Party UnitedStates Democratic .... Party shading Republican Kay A. Orr Nebraska 1987 1991 Republican Party UnitedStates Republican ... Rose Perica Mofford Arizona 1988 1991 Democratic Party UnitedStates Democratic First woman to serve ... UnitedStates Democratic First woman to serve as Governor of Kansas. First woman to defeat an incumbent ... Party UnitedStates Democratic First female governor of Texas not a wife of a previous governor. Party shading Democratic Barbara Roberts Oregon 1991 1995 Democratic Party UnitedStates Democratic ... New Jersey 1994 2001 Republican Party UnitedStates Republican First and only woman to serve as Governor ... shading Republican Jane Dee Hull Arizona 1997 2003 Republican Party UnitedStates Republican First ... more details
to Thomas Jefferson and others, and since quoted by the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates , expresses ... to the Constitution of the UnitedStates . The First Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution ... the free exercise thereof .... , while Article Six of the UnitedStates Constitution Article ... Trust under the UnitedStates. The modern concept of a wholly secular government is sometimes credited ... has been cited repeatedly by the U.S. Supreme Court. In its 1879 Reynolds v. UnitedStates decision ... Jefferson s Danbury letter has been cited favorably by the UnitedStates Supreme Court Supreme ... v. UnitedStates decision the high court said Jefferson s observations may be accepted almost as an authoritative ... were held by the Supreme Court of the UnitedStatesUnitedStates Supreme Court to be unenforceable ... a religious test incompatible with First Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution First and Fourteenth Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution Fourteenth Amendment protections. Note WFL ... thing that we have in writing in the UnitedStates where a group of citizens attests on paper ... rights. For happily the Government of the UnitedStates, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution ... to the UnitedStates Constitution First Amendment and its restriction on the legislative branch of the federal ... of the UnitedStates Bill of Rights Bill of Rights had included provisions binding the States, as well .... The US Constitution Article 6 Article Six of the UnitedStates Constitution provides that no religious ... the UnitedStates . Prior to the adoption of the Bill of Rights , this was the only mention of religion .... ref cite book last Paschal first George title The Constitution of the UnitedStates Defined and Carefully ... national or Federal government of the UnitedStates federal government in which the states retained ... narrowly targeted language. At the time of the passage of the UnitedStates Bill of Rights Bill ... of Rights Incorporation which uses the Due Process Due process in the UnitedStates Due Process clause ... more details
6.70 See also Federal tax revenue by state Income tax in the UnitedStates Sales taxes in the UnitedStatesState income tax Taxation in the UnitedStates Federal spending and taxation across states ... http www.indexmundi.com facts unitedstatesstate taxes all states all tax types State Tax Revenue ... US states by total state tax revenue.svg thumb 300px Map of total state tax revenue, 2007. File US states by average per capita state tax revenue.svg thumb 300px Map of average per capita state tax revenue, 2007. File US states by average state tax income percent.svg thumb 300px Map of average state tax as a percentage of average per capita income, 2007. State tax levels indicate both the tax burden and the services a state can afford to provide residents. States use a different combination of Sales tax in the UnitedStates sales , State income tax income , Excise tax in the UnitedStates excise ... ranks the states of the UnitedStates on a per capita basis. Note, however, that this table does not necessarily reflect the actual tax burdens borne directly by individual persons or businesses in a state. For example, the direct state tax burden on individuals in Alaska is far lower than the table would indicate. The state has no direct personal income tax and does not collect a sales tax at the state ... states, which can vary widely, and sometimes disproportionately with state tax burdens. class wikitable sortable align center Rank align center State align center Total tax revenue 2007 align center ... jtf2004 stlocaltaxes.htm Local taxes per capita USStateLists Category State taxation in the United ... U.S. state Washington align right 17,692,767,000 align right 6,449,511 align right 2,743.27 ... 1,916.81 align right 44 Georgia U.S. state Georgia align right 18,170,913,000 align right 9,523,297 ... wikitable sortable align center Rank align center State align center Tax revenue per capita 2007 align ... align right 5.03 align right 41 Georgia U.S. state Georgia align right 1,908.05 align right 33,975 ... more details
Politics of the UnitedStates Each U.S. statestate in the UnitedStates has a legislative branch as part ... in the state constitution . Forty nine 49 State legislature UnitedStatesstate legislatures are bicameral bodies, composed of a lower house Deliberative assembly Assembly , General Assembly, State Assembly, House of Delegates or UnitedStates House of Representatives House of Representatives and an upper ... UnitedStates Republican Party control. Vital statistics State legislatures After elections held on November ... ccc Color Name Abbreviation Notes legend DDEEFF UnitedStates Democratic Party Democratic Party D Major national party has state level parties in each state legend FFE8E8 UnitedStates Republican ... UnitedStatesstate legislatures partisan trend External links http www.ncsl.org National Conference ... and Bill Introduction Deadlines Notes Reflist USLegislatures DEFAULTSORT List Of UnitedStatesState Legislatures Category States of the UnitedStates related lists Legislatures Category State legislatures of the UnitedStates Category Legislative branch of the UnitedStates government fr Liste des ... states. Party summary The party composition of the legislatures, as of January 2011, was ref cite web author NCSL title A GOP wave washed over state legislatures on Election Day. url http www.ncsl.org ?tabid 21696 accessdate 2010 ref class wikitable 26 Republican Party UnitedStates Republican controlled Legislatures 15 Democratic Party UnitedStates Democratic controlled Legislatures 8 ... hung chamber has occurred. In several states, the party that controls the state legislature may not be the one that usually wins the state in presidential elections. Also note that due to politics, a party ... wikitable 21 Republican Party UnitedStates Republican controlled governments 11 Democratic Party United ... Constitution Party UnitedStates Constitution Party C National third party politics third party legend ... and URLs to all 50 state legislature websites. For most states the only place where the full text ... more details
orphan date September 2010 State Graduation Exit Exams in the UnitedStates are standardized test s in American state school Public schools in order for students to receive a high school diploma , according to that state s Secondary Education Curriculum . class wikitable State Administrating agency Test name Also called... Source Alabama Alabama State Department of Education Alabama High School Graduation Exam AHSGE ref http www.alsde.edu html sections section detail.asp?section 91&footer sections Alabama State Department of Education ref Alaska Alaska Department of Education and Early Development High School Graduation Qualifying Examination HSGQE br SBA br ref name myref26 Cite web url http www.eed.state.ak.us tls assessment sba.html title EED Assessment, Accountability and Student Information accessdate 2009 04 27 author Education & Early Development, Alaska Department of ref Arizona Arizona Department of Education Arizona s Instrument to Measure Standards AIMS Arkansas Arkansas Department of Education Augmented Benchmark Examinations ref name myref1 Cite web url http arkansased.org testing assessment.html title Arkansas Department of Education Testing accessdate 2009 04 25 year 2006 2008 author Education, Arkansas Department of ref California California Department of Education California High School Exit Examination CAHSEE Florida Florida Department of Education Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test FCAT Georgia U.S. state Georgia Georgia Department of Education Georgia High School Graduation Test GHSGT Indiana Indiana Department of Education Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus I STEP Louisiana Louisiana Department of Education Graduate Exit Examination ... of Learning SOL References Reflist Category Standardized tests in the UnitedStates ... 5 29 07 ref New York New York State Department of Education Regents Examinations Regents North ... Ohio State Board of Education Ohio Graduation Test OGT ref nd http www.ode.state.oh.us GD Templates ... more details
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