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 in 19 states, the legislature is called the General ... state duties for a state in the same way that the UnitedStates Congress performs national duties at the Federal Government of the UnitedStates national level. Generally, the same system of checks ... the terms of Article Five of the UnitedStates Constitution Article V of the U.S. Constitution, state ... 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 UnitedStates Senate U.S. Senators from their respective states until the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution 17th Amendment ... breaks for district work. Currently, there are 7,382 state legislators in the UnitedStates ... legislatures in the UnitedStates Comparison of U.S. state governments UnitedStatesstate legislatures ... Legislatures usleg Category State legislatures of the UnitedStates Category State governments ... UnitedStates governor and to try articles of impeachment. In a few states, a separate Executive ... . Prior to UnitedStates Supreme Court decisions Reynolds v. Sims and Baker v. Carr in the 1960s, the basis of representation in most state legislatures was modeled on that of the Congress of the United ... of the larger chamber represented population. In 1962, the UnitedStates Supreme Court announced the one .... One person, one vote does not apply 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 ... 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 .... Legislatures 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 ... areas. However, 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 ... are organized. Each Vehicle registration plates of the UnitedStatesstate registers vehicles for use ... state must seek Extradition law in the UnitedStates Interstate extradition extradition from that state ... called a state supreme court supreme court that hears appeals from lower State court UnitedStates ... UnitedStates Office of the Lieutenant Governor State Attorney General Office of the State Attorney ... State division of the budget State division of veterans affairs State police UnitedStatesState ... 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 , state governments share the same structural model as the Federal government of the UnitedStates federal system , with three branches ... . Under the Tenth Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution , all governmental powers not granted to the federal government by the UnitedStates Constitution Constitution are reserved for the states ... called Senators . In the majority of states 26 , the state legislature is simply called the Legislature ... by an elected Governor UnitedStates Governor . Most states have a plural executive, in which ... the governor. These include the offices of lieutenant governor UnitedStates lieutenant governor often ... more details
Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body State insignia Department of state.svg insigniasize 120px insigniacaption Seal department UnitedStates Department of State image Hillary Clinton ... 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 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 ... President. As the head of the UnitedStates Foreign Service , the Secretary of State is responsible ..., and the UnitedStates Senate confirms, a new Secretary. Among the Secretaries of State have been ... of State Main List of Secretaries of State of the UnitedStates see also List of UnitedStates Secretaries ... secretaryofstate.ogg 2010 02 23 Category UnitedStates Secretaries of State Category Cabinet of the United ... Unidos ru simple UnitedStates Secretary of State sr ... July 27, 1789 succession UnitedStates presidential line of succession Fourth inaugural Thomas Jefferson website http www.state.gov secretary Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton 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 Secretary of State is Hillary Rodham ... StatesUnitedStates immigration policy abroad. Communicates issues relating the UnitedStates ... States Department of State accessdate July 8, 2010 ref Receipt, publication, distribution, and preservation ... 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 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 ... state in the New World and set the stage for the UnitedStates Declaration of Independence the following ... constitutions of the UnitedStates Category State governments of the UnitedStates Category Subnational ..., 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 two ... of state law . Typically state constitutions address a wide array of issues deemed by the states ... 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 ... 1781 3 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 ... 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 ... Guard of the UnitedStates National Guard from strikebreaking duties, which was extensive in the later ... of State Police agencies In many states, the state police are known by different names. However, most .... Alaska and Arkansas are the only states with both a Highway Patrol and a State Police. 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. There are 49 states with State Police with Hawaii being the only state in the Union with no state police named. History The Pennsylvania state police force emerged in the aftermath of the Coal Strike of 1902 anthracite mine ..., Police Reform, and the State last Ray first Gerda W. journal Journal of Social History issue ... York City Police Commission, noted that the Pennsylvania State Police were intended to replace the infamous ... property quote When the laboring masses rocked in mortal combat with the vested interest, the State ... ... whenever the miners elected to go out on strike ... they invariably found the power of the State ... more details
pp protected small yes terrorism Several scholars have accused the UnitedStates of conducting state terrorism . They have written about the liberal democracies and their use of state terrorism, particularly in relation to the Cold War. According to them, state terrorism was used to protect the interest ... and the UnitedStates 2004 and Doug Stokes America s other war 2005 . Notable works Beginning in the late 1970s, Chomsky and Herman wrote a series of books on the UnitedStates and state terrorism. Their writings .... 43 ref In State terrorism and the UnitedStates Frederick F. Gareau writes that the intent of terrorism ... location Atlanta isbn 0932863396 page 14 url http www.amazon.com State Terrorism UnitedStates Counterinsurgency ... case for accusing the UnitedStates of state terrorism is shockingly overstated . Fishkin writes ... said Chomsky says in the book that the UnitedStates is a leading terrorist state. That s a preposterous ... States And State Terrorism Category Foreign relations of the UnitedStates Category Terrorism ... states. At the top were the U.S. and other powers, notably the United Kingdom and France, that provided ... terrorism Definitions of terrorism The UnitedStates law UnitedStates legal definition of terrorism ...&pg PA38 ref United Nations conventions have failed to reach consensus on a definition of terrorism and state ... exclude actions and policies of the UnitedStates and its allies as terrorism. ref Selden http books.google.com ..., panic, dread and or horror . ref cite book last Gareau first Frederick H. title State terrorism and the United .... It is a tactic. Because the UnitedStates itself has a long record of supporting terrorists and using terrorist tactics, the slogans of today s war on terrorism merely makes the UnitedStates ... for a far lesser moral charge , namely, that the UnitedStates could have used its .... We have provided sanctuary for people of all faiths, including Islam, in the UnitedStates ... Terrorism The UnitedStates, Japan, and the Asia Pacific in the Long Twentieth Century publisher ... 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 ... State Policies on Later Term Abortions USStateLists Social Policy in the UnitedStatesstate autocollapse UnitedStates topics North America topic Abortion in DEFAULTSORT Abortion In The Us By State ...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 ... Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution If the right of privacy ..., 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 United ... the veto were unsuccessful. On October 2, 2003, with a vote of 281 142, the UnitedStates ... s life is threatened. On October 21, 2003, the UnitedStates Senate passed the same bill by a vote ... 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 ... 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 ... courts is quite complicated. Although the UnitedStates Constitution and federal laws override state ... at the state level as a matter of policy, and generally, the UnitedStates Justice Department and local ... State Court Category State court systems of the UnitedStates ja simple State court ... 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 ... 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 between ... in federal court, in every state except Louisiana . In these states, there is a general right .... In states where a state constitution provides for a right to a jury trial, or a right to open courts ... States were convicted in state court for violating state criminal laws, rather than in federal ... trials took place in federal court. Most jury trials in the UnitedStates take place in criminal cases ... more details
of Presidents of the UnitedStates 40th President of the UnitedStates , lying in state in the United .... State funerals in the UnitedStates are public funerals held in the nation s capital, Washington, D.C. that are offered to a sitting or ex President of the UnitedStates , a President elect of the United ... page 394 ref Lincoln was the first president to lying in state lie in state in the UnitedStates Capitol ... where lying in state and a funeral service was held in the presence of members of UnitedStates ... ranking commissioned officers in the UnitedStates Army , Pershing insisted that his state ... War I, it was decided in June 1946 by the 79th UnitedStates Congress that a state funeral and burial ... heads of state, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff chiefs of staff , UnitedStates cabinet cabinet ... UnitedStates Army url http www.army.mil article 38797 ref Most state funerals include a nine person ... traveling to Washington, D.C. when thereafter, lying in state in the UnitedStates Capitol Rotunda will occur ... to his service in the UnitedStates Navy during World War II . ref name cite web title State Funeral ... behind the funeral procession in a Presidential State Car UnitedStates presidential motorcade ... APPENDIX A 3 TABLE OF ENTITLEMENT, 1965 publisher UnitedStates Army url http www.history.army.mil ... Traditions publisher UnitedStates Army url http www.mdw.army.mil statefcetradition.htm ref Administered ... Family of the UnitedStates first family . ref cite web title Arlington s Ceremonial Horses ... mourning proclaimed in the UnitedStates came upon the death of Benjamin Franklin in 1790, followed ... buildings flew at half staff . The UnitedStates Congress convened in New York City , which ... held all over the UnitedStates. Perhaps the most poignant of them all occurred on December 26, 1799 ... Church officiated by Reverend William White, a bishop of the Episcopal Church in the UnitedStates ..., which was coincidentally the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the UnitedStates Declaration ... 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 seals Seals of Governors of the U.S. States List of U.S. Governor s Seals Flags of the U.S. states List of U.S. state flags Flags of Governors of the U.S. States List of U.S. Governor s flags 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 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 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 Liste der Listen der Staatssymbole der Bundesstaaten der Vereinigten Staaten ... more details
Wyoming small td tr table See 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 and jails in the UnitedStates ... 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 ... institutions, the term 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 ... 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
The Chief Clerk , between 1789 and 1853, was the second ranking official within the UnitedStates Department of State , known as the Department of Foreign Affairs before September 5, 1789. Section 2 of the Act of Congress of July 27, 1789 1 Stat. 28 establishing a Department of Foreign Affairs, authorized the UnitedStates Secretary of State Secretary to appoint a Chief Clerk, who would have custody of the Department s records whenever the office of the Secretary should be vacant. From 1789 to 1853, when Congress created the position of Assistant Secretary of State , the Chief Clerk was the second ranking officer of the Department of State, and was responsible for supervision of Department personnel, distribution of correspondence, and day to day operations. All Chief Clerks were designated, not commissioned. After 1853, the Chief Clerk s duties included at various times custody of archives, distribution of correspondence, and supervision of Department personnel and property. The office was abolished on January 26, 1939, re established August 6, 1942, as the Office of the Chief Clerk and Administrative Assistant, and abolished in the reorganization of January 15, 1944. Although the Chief Clerk was the second ranking officer until 1853, the holder of the office of Chief Clerk did not always become Acting Secretary of State in the Secretary s absence, and sometimes that position was delegated to other UnitedStates Cabinet Cabinet members. References cite web url http www.state.gov www about state history officers cclerk.html publisher Department of State author Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs title Chief Clerks accessdate 26 September 2011 Category UnitedStates Department of State officials US gov stub ja ... 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 ... in 1985 as the State 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 ... pubs 10 ngr10 4.pdf U.S. UnitedStates Army War College Army War College Paper State Defense ... 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 ... three states and territories, and recognized twenty two state associations. ref name sgaus.org http www.sgaus.org statesstate chapters.html ref SGAUS Foundation, Inc. In 2006, the SGAUS Board of Directors ... Common FilingDetail.aspx?FilingNum 000283524 Tennessee Chapter of the State Guard Association of the United ... more details
This is a list of the UnitedStates U.S. statestate corrections agencies. State 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 Corrections of the UnitedStates Virgin Islands Department of Justice is responsible for the prison system of the government of the UnitedStates Virgin Islands . 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 ... Department of Corrections State Juvenile prison agencies Florida Department of Juvenile Justice ... State Parole Probation agencies Arkansas Department of Community Correction Tennessee Board of Probation ... more details
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 President of UnitedStates inaugural Thomas Jefferson ref cite web title Secretaries of State, 1789 2005 url http www.state.gov r pa ho po 1682.htm publisher UnitedStates ... Party UnitedStates meta color Democratic Party UnitedStates Democratic border 1px solid AAAAAA legend2 Whig Party UnitedStates meta color Whig Party UnitedStates Whig border 1px solid AAAAAA legend2 Republican Party UnitedStates meta color Republican Party UnitedStates Republican border 1px solid AAAAAA Status legend CEF Denotes UnitedStates Secretary of State Secretary of State border ... UnitedStates meta color color white 54 File Dean Rusk.jpg 75px Dean Rusk Dean Rusk Georgia U.S. state ... yes 1954 11 14 See also List of UnitedStates Secretaries of State by time in office Living former ... label chief clerk F F As Chief Clerk The Chief Clerk in the UnitedStates Chief Clerk of the State Department . note label assistant G G As UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of State Assistant Secretary of State . note label assistant2 H H As UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of State Second Assistant ... K As UnitedStates Deputy Secretary of State Deputy Secretary of State . note label undersec pol L ... Reflist USSecState DEFAULTSORT List Of Secretaries Of State Of The UnitedStates Category UnitedStates Secretaries of State Category Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, State, Secretary ... 06 hp proliant microserver for 280 ref succession UnitedStates presidential line of succession Fourth ... politician No party border 1px solid AAAAAA legend2 Federalist Party UnitedStates meta color Federalist Party Federalist border 1px solid AAAAAA legend2 Democratic Republican Party UnitedStates ... Party UnitedStates meta color color white 1 File Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.jpg ... more details
Infobox Political post post UnitedStates br Deputy Secretary of State body insignia insigniasize insigniacaption imagesize 200px image AmbassadorBurns.jpg incumbent William Joseph Burns incumbentsince July 28, 2011 style residence termlength formation 1972 inaugural John N. Irwin, II website http www.state.gov s d Official Website The Deputy Secretary of State of the UnitedStates is the chief assistant to the UnitedStates Secretary of State Secretary of State . If the Secretary of State resigns or dies, the 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 February 1, 1973 Richard Nixon Kenneth Rush February 2, 1973 May 29, 1974 Richard Nixon Robert S. Ingersoll July 10, 1974 March 31, 1976 Richard Nixon , Gerald Ford Charles W. Robinson April 9, 1976 January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford Warren Christopher February 26, 1977 January 16, 1981 Jimmy Carter William P. Clark February 25, 1981 February 9, 1982 Ronald ... Obama USDeputySecretaryofState Depstatesec Category Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, State, Deputy Category UnitedStates Department of State officials Deputy Secretary of State Category ... more details
In the UnitedStates , a state college or state university is one of the Public university public List of colleges and universities colleges or universities funded by or associated with the State governments of the UnitedStatesstate government . In some cases, these institutions of higher learning are part of a state university system, while in other cases they are not. Several Territories of the UnitedStates U.S. territories also administer public colleges and universities. The Federal government of the UnitedStates U.S. federal government does not run colleges or universities except for the UnitedStates military academies military academies and staff college s. However, the federal government does make Federal grants in the UnitedStates federal grants to state universities. Most state universities receive at least part of their funding from the state, although many have substantial ... Category Universities and colleges in the UnitedStates by type State universities Category Universities and colleges in the UnitedStatesState universities Category Lists of universities and colleges in the UnitedStatesState universities ru ... university in the UnitedStates. Kentucky Eastern Kentucky University University of Kentucky ... or philanthropists , and revenue from royalties . State universities usually offer lower tuition costs to in state residents. According the College Board , public four year colleges charge on average 7,605 per year in tuition and fees for full time in state students and 11,990 for out of state students ... of any other school in a state system. TOC right Alabama University of Alabama System ... or AAMU Alabama State University Athens State University Auburn University system Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Auburn main campus Auburn University at Montgomery Jacksonville State University University ... Arizona State University Northern Arizona University Arkansas University of Arkansas System University ... more details
This is a list of U.S. state capitol buildings in the UnitedStates and is not to be confused with a list of state capitals in the UnitedStates list of state capitals , which are 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, and the legislature ... 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 html ... www.kipbrockman.com up states index.htm Memory Tricks to Learn States and Capitols of USA US State Capitols USStateLists Category State capitols in the UnitedStates Category States of the UnitedStates ... title Virtual Tour of the Virginia State Capitol publisher Virginia Capitol.gov accessdate May 2011 ref , 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 ... 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 .... Only Arizona does not have its governor s office in the state capitol, though in Delaware , Ohio ... 40 states have separate buildings for their supreme courts, though in Minnesota and Utah the high court also has ceremonial meetings at the capitol. Eleven state capitols do not feature a dome the Alaska ... state capitols. GeoGroupTemplate class wikitable sortable Picture Capitol name Location Years of current capitol construction Notes align 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 ... 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
until 1913,the Assistant Secretary of State , 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, though ... 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 ... 1 President of the UnitedStates President s served under rowspan 1 UnitedStates 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 1867 establishments in the UnitedStates Category 1924 disestablishments Category UnitedStates ...In modern times, Assistant Secretary of State is a title used for many executive positions in the UnitedStatesState Department . A set of six Assistant Secretaries reporting to the Under Secretary for Political ... 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 . The following is a list of current offices bearing the title of Assistant Secretary of State Reporting directly to the UnitedStates Deputy Secretary ... 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 Secretary ... of State. When the manager of a bureau or another agency holds a title other than Assistant ... 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 ... 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
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
Seealso Forests of the UnitedStates File Aboveground Woody Biomass in the UnitedStates 2011.jpg thumb right 600px Map of above ground woody biomass across the UnitedStates. This is only the total amount of timberland , the actual forest cover for each state may be significantly higher. 1. Maine 85.8 ref name fed http www.minneapolisfed.org Research data specmap us02 11.cfm ref 2. New Hampshire 78.4 ref name fed 3. West Virginia 77.2 ref name fed 4. Vermont 75.7 ref name fed 5. Alabama 70.6 ref name fed 6. Georgia U.S. state Georgia 64.2 ref name fed 7. South Carolina 63.8 ref name fed 8. Mississippi 61.9 ref name fed 9. Virginia 60.7 ref name fed 10. North Carolina 59.9 ref name fed 11. Pennsylvania 55.3 ref name fed 12. Arkansas 55.1 ref name fed 13. Connecticut 54.7 ref name fed 14. Tennessee 52.9 ref name fed 15. Massachusetts 52.5 ref name fed 16. Michigan 51.2 ref name fed 17. New York 50.9 ref name fed 18. Rhode Island 50.8 ref name fed 19. Louisiana 49.2 ref name fed 20. Kentucky 48.6 ref name fed 21. Wisconsin 45.2 ref name fed 22. Florida 42.4 ref name fed 23. Washington U.S. state Washington 40.7 ref name fed 24. New Jersey 39.5 ref name fed 25. Oregon 38.8 ref name fed 26. Maryland 37.9 ref name fed 27. Idaho 31.8 ref name fed 28. Missouri 30.3 ref name fed 29. Delaware 30.0 ref name fed 30. Minnesota 28.9 ref name fed 31. Ohio 28.9 ref name fed 32. Montana 20.6 ref name fed 33. Indiana 18.9 ref name fed 34. California 17.8 ref name fed 35. Colorado 17.5 ref name fed 36. Oklahoma 14.2 ref name fed 37. Illinois 11.5 ref name fed 38. Wyoming 9.2 ref name fed 39. Utah 8.9 ref name fed 40. Texas 7.0 ref name fed 41. New Mexico 5.6 ref name fed 42. Iowa 5.4 ref name fed 43. Arizona 4.8 ref name fed 44. South Dakota 3.1 ref name fed 45. Kansas 2.8 ref name fed 46 ... Cover By Province, Canada Forest cover by state, Australia References Reflist Category Forests of the UnitedStates ... more details
Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates . The phrase has since been repeatedly cited by the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates . The First Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution provides that Congress shall make no law respecting ... ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the UnitedStates. The modern ... repeatedly by the U.S. Supreme Court. In Reynolds v. UnitedStates 1879 the Court wrote that Jefferson ... favorably by the UnitedStates Supreme Court Supreme Court several times, notwithstanding that the Court has also criticized it. In its 1879 Reynolds v. UnitedStates decision the high court said ... in an absolute sense. ref Early history Many early Immigration to the UnitedStates immigrant groups ... of the North Carolina state constitition ref Such clauses were held by the Supreme Court of the UnitedStatesUnitedStates Supreme Court to be unenforceable in the 1961 case of Torcaso v. Watkins , when ... Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution First and Fourteenth Amendment to the UnitedStates ... Freedom was enacted in 1786, five years before the UnitedStates Bill of Rights Bill of Rights ... by Thomas Jefferson as a description of the First Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution First ... Religion & Govt in the Constitution of the UnitedStates, Madison wrote, ref cite web url http ... of both, and as guaranteed by the Constitution of the UnitedStates. ref 1811 letter to Baptist Churches ... Livingston, July 10, 1822 ref Madison s original draft of the UnitedStates Bill of Rights Bill of Rights ... of the UnitedStates Constitution provides that no religious test religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the UnitedStates . Prior to the adoption ... The Constitution of the UnitedStates Defined and Carefully Annotated publisher W.H.& O.H. Morrison ... of the passage of the UnitedStates Bill of Rights Bill of Rights , many states acted in ways that would ... more details
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