What are the functions of the US state government in the 20th century?
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To control the world thru "democracy"
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If you are talking the first years of the 20th century, Theodore Roosevelt dramatically expanded the role of US power on a global basis. He sent out the "Great White Fleet" as an example of American military power.\nBefore 1900, the United States had kept pretty much within this hemisphere; we protected our economic interests in Latin America, but let Europe run most of the rest of the world.\nThe US began to expand its global reach starting in 1900. It didn't reach full superpower status until after World War II, but TR laid the groundwork for it to happen.
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Their main function at that time was to teach the American language, culture, and traditions so that children would grow up having the knowledge and abilities required to participate in a "democratic industrial society".  (At this time Native American children were sent off to Government boarding schools, at which they were forced to give up their language, dress, culture and traditions.)  It should be noted, however, that there was a great deal of debate at that time about exactly what to teach, whether all children should be taught the same things, and even whether certain groups of children (e.g. African-Americans, Native Americans) should be allowed to attend public schools with white children.  \n\nIn the early 1900s, public education moved away from a focus on academics and began to focus on providing vocational skills that would prepare children for work (keep in mind that it was "normal" then for kids to have only a few years of schooling before entering the workforce at a young age).  Thus English proficiency was no longer a must for succeeding in school.\n\nNote that the bilingual education debate is about as old as the American public school system.  The second link (below) will take you to a page detailing the history of the debate and each side's arguments.  \n\nSee the links provided for more information, or you can get the book "School: The Story of American Public Education", which is the companion volume to the PBS series of the same title.
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The year (or range of years) and state issued.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government
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So many things happened in the 20th century!\n\nTechnology boomed: If you don't have a cell phone, TV, or computer, you're seen as primitive.\n\nCivil Rights were established:  Women are much more independent now and have more freedoms.  Same with minority groups.\n\nGo with history.  Whatever historical event was important, there are social changes to follow.
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A state function is any property of a system that depends only on the current state of the system, not on the way in which the system got to that state.
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It was the traditional family structures that made the United State of America.\n\nFor over thousand of years the family structure had work.  For only 60+ years the liberal family structure had been implemented in the United State and we have a crisis!  Even our US President is a drunk!
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What an interesting question, and so topical.  \n\nThe relationship between the government and the governed is markedly different from place to place and even time to time.  To make it really short, without getting into abstract arguments, a government is a "system of social control under which the right to make laws, and the right to enforce them, is vested in a particular group in society."  In the United States, where the system of government consists of a representative republic, the federal government consists of three branches, two of which, the executive and the legislative, are headed and controled by elected officials as provided for in the Constitution.  However, unlike many other countries, the geography, diversity and history of the United States has resulted in a complex system of laws that can vary widely based on the location in which a person lives.  So while everyone is governed and affected in certain aspects of life similarly by the federal government, one also is affected by the laws of the state in which one lives.  \n\nIt can be complex and I have provided an article on in my sources list for you to read in more detail.\n\n"American people" are a very diverse group comprising almost all races, creeds, and national origins, although the original founders of the government of the United States were primarily of European origin. Mny of the governing concepts and principles were heavily influenced by the classical education of the founding fathers and reflect many philosophical influences and practical issues that were contemporary in the late 18th century from current earlier Scottish, English, and French authors like Locke, Rousseau, Smith, et al.\n\nThe one constant in the American government over the years has been the flexibility of the constitution, which provides the government and its governed the possibility to make necessary changes as time passes in order to change the legal framework in which Americans live while guaranteeing them freedoms which are inmutable.  So while the American people have grown more diverse, their rights are protected by the same instrument that gives them the power to change their elected officials.  Some people like to say that the Government of the United States is "Of the people, for the people and by the people." \n\nHowever, it would be a serious fallacy to associate a vast body of 300 million people with a single government, no matter how it is constituted.  Many policies in the United States are controversial.  For example, the death penalty is supported in only certain states, and not in others.  A man convicted of murder in one state will receive a life sentence, but in another will get an injection of sodium pentathol.   no to try and paint "The American People" with one brush would be a mistake.  \n\nThere are many values that many Americans hold in common.  Many of these are enshrined in the constitution.  Many are unwritten but can be discerned in a short stay in the United States.  As Winston Churchill once famously said "you can count on the Americans to, after they have tried every thing else, to eventually do the right thing."  Eventually, through the system of checks and balances, justice generally prevails (though it can take a long time sometimes) and this is why even when the American Government may be unpopular abroad, millions of people each year seek to immigrate there from less fortunate places.  \n\nDisclaimer: Taking advice seriously from a person using Bubba as a screen name could be hazardous for your health. It has previously been known to impair judgement and result in unintended consequences and ugly scenes played out late at night in trailer parks.
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Currently 38, plus the federal government.\n\nYou can find state by state information at the site below:
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Oh my god!!! Simple stuff...you should know this already. \n\nThe Legislature or Legislative Branch of Government - they are in charge of making the laws of this Country.\n\nExecutive Branch - That's where Bush and Cheney are right now. The president, vice president & their two cabinets .....they are responsible for carrying out the laws of the land, at the National Level. They also enforce our Laws and develop policy in certain key areas like Commerce & Education..etc\n\nHope you get it now....\n\ngo to www.mcwdn.org
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I assume you are refering to the United States government? Keep in mind that not everyone on Answers is American.\n\nAt any rate, function is a bit too strong a word. However, the current federal system came into being with the radification of the constitution, which began in 1787 and was completed in 1790. The Constitution took effect in 1988 when it had been ratified by 9 of the 13 states. The new federal government began opperations in 1789.\n\nFrom 1777 to 1788, the federal government was defined by the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation remained in effect until the 13th state ratified the constitution in 1790. The government defined by the Articles was strickly speaking a federal system, but the federal government couldn't really do anything, so the systme didn't last very long.
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Well, I think for the most part there was not local administrators.  There are probably a few exceptions to this.  There was some form of local administration with the original colonies,  so that is the eastern most states, and Florida.  Also, Texas was an independent nation before joining the Union, so I believe it had some local forms of government.  Hawaii had a monarchy system, and is relatively Small, so I do not think it.  As for the vast majority that went the route of territory to state, for the most part they were administered as an entire territory under a civilian organization directly under Congress.  I do not believe there was any sort of county governments.  There were town councils and sheriffs, but nothing on a more organized level.
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HMMM Why does that sound like a homework question? \n\nhttp://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2003/23763.htm
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The structure of federal governments vary from institution to institution based on a broad definition of federation. Students of federal governments will note that within a basic federal political system, there are two or more levels of government that exist within an established territory and govern through common institutions with overlapping or shared powers as prescribed by a constitution.\n\nThe United States is considered the first modern federation. After gaining independance from Britain, the U.S. adopted its first constitution, Articles of Confederation in 1781. This was the first step towards federalism by establishing the federal congress. Yet, congress was limited as to its ability to pursue, economic, military, and judiciary reform. In 1787, federal congress participated in what is known as the Philadelphia Convention and by 1789, the U.S. was officially a federation.\n\nOther nation-states followed suit in establishing federal governments: Switzerland (1848); Canada (1867); Germany (1871 and again 1949); Australia (1901); Austria (1920) and again 1945
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Well it was basically a decade of the rise of republicanism. It was where not much progress happened. IT kinda stagnated. It was dominated by scandals as well such as the teapot dome scandal. At the end, it was when the depression started.
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A government of the people, by the people, for the people.