which government is more accountable or responsible to the public federal or local?
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Federal. national distasters,educational grants,food progams for low-income childern in school etc. Ultimatley the federal gov. has more resources than the local gov. If for example their is a flood. The state will declare a disaster and ask the federal gov. to give money to the state because they don't have money to cover the cost of the damages to their state.
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The federal government is specifically laid out in the constitution of the united states. it has grown through laws passed by congress and through judicial interpretation of these laws, for instants, congress has the right to oversee interstate commerce, judicial review says that they can now shut an  establishment down if they aren't handicapped accessible, and so on. a local government regulates everything else from property tax to speed limits to zoning laws. You have a direct say who runs your local government where as you vote for a representative to voice your opinion in federal matters.  This could literally take weeks to go over but I hope you get the basics, read up some government web sites on US democracy or get the cliff notes on Tocqueville's Democracy in America, an old book but a knowledgeable one written by a Frenchman.
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if you're referring to the actually building, the place of employment, then it would be restricted or unrestricted access to the offices. if you're talking about public office, such as an elected official, then it's slightly different. there are paid and unpaid positions in local government, paid positions usually being a fulltime job, if you lose the election though, you're out. private employment is where you work for a civilian employer.
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Such laws are set by local (usually county or city) governments, so the answer would depend.
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This looks like a Middle School homework question.\n\nIn the US, Australia, Canada, Germany and Switzerland, the federal government is the national government. The national government is responsible for defense, foreign policy, etc.\n\nIn the US, Australia and Germany, the state governments come under them; Canda terms these provinces, Switzerland calls them cantons. These divisions have tremendous powers reserved to them, unlike more unitary states  such as France, Ireland or Austria.
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A dual system of government is also known as Federalism. \n\nFederalism is the separation of power between the federal and state governments.
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It depends on what issues you are talking about. For example, the "No child left behind" act is a Federal program (in theory it is meant to help improve education in this country) but the Governemt is only telling the state what to do and what standard to meet. The Federal Goverment needs to back that up with Federal money and not just enforce the rules it made up.\n\nIf you could define the issues/programs/concerns that a State should control VS. Federal Control your question could be answered more effectively
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They make all the state laws which is the majority of laws you live by and they make the budgets that end up affecting your police, fire, schools, taxes, and all public services.  Probably more important to your life than the people in Washington.
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Nope...unfortunately, i think it's Washington D.C.\n\nOur government affects EVERYONE on a GLOBAL scale in ALL cases.
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I vote in every local election.  The local officials - mayor, town board, judges - all determine how property tax dollars are spent.  They determine when and how roads get repaired and whether or not to write or enforce local legislation - like dog leash laws.\n\nLocal elections have a much greater direct impact on quality of life than the national elections, especially since many laws that impact daily life are state, county and local municipal laws.
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In the city there is rarely anyone above the mayor, though as someone else said there is sometimes a city manager who actually runs things. While the governor of a state may have more overall power, he/she cannot actually do anything in the city itself, so he is less powerful than the mayor.
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State and federal statutes would not cover the same crimes. Federal statutes can only involve things that the feds have jurisdiction over (things involving interstate commerce or mail/wire fraud), while the state statutes would deal with things the state has jurisdiction over.
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The federal government is the central government of the United States.  That is the president and the congress.
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Washington is a federal city. It was awarded self government. However other than the USA Government located there  there is none.\nHopefully some day the feds will make this a truely federal city and remove the scum living there and reclaim it.
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A presidential government is a form of federal system.
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I trust the national government!\n\nI trust them to infringe on my rights, squander money, resist change until the crisis has happened, worry more about how their plans sound than whether it is really the correct course of action, pretend to accomplish stuff, lie to the people, claim to be representing the people when they represent the 25% or so of the adult population that actually bothered to vote for them, and care more about their career than the people of their nation and the world.\nis that enough trust? lol.\nlocal government is more trustworthy than federal government i think, because on the local level there is less money and power involved, the politicians have more difficulty hiding misdoings since they are personally involved with their constituents, the politicians must answer directly to the people, and there are fewer scapegoats available when things go wrong.  On the national level i think the whole system is inherently corrupt, for the opposites of the reasons why local is more trustworthy.
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I most definitely do. The decisions that are made on the your local level are the ones, most of the time, that have the most affect on a person. Additonally, the local politicians are easier to make contact with if you have concerns and questions.