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| | Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Federal government of the United States |
 | | Studies by congressional committees and support agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Accountability Office, and the Office of Technology Assessment, all of which are arms of Congress. | | | The United States courts of appeals are "appellate courts" that hear appeals of cases decided by the district courts, and some direct appeals from administrative agencies. | | | The government of the United States, established by the U.S. Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and many insular areas, the largest of which are Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam. |
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http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Government_of_the_United_States
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| | MSN Encarta - United States (Government) |
| | United States (Government), the combination of federal, state, and local laws, bodies, and agencies that is responsible for carrying out the operations of the United States. | | | The Constitution of the United States is the basis for the machinery and institutions of the U.S. government. | | | The federal government of the United States is centered in Washington, D.C. The institutions of all governments emerge from basic principles. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=1741500781
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| | United States Government Agencies (from international trade) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia |
| | The Role of Government > United States Government Agencies | | | In the United States the president is the chief executive officer of government. | | | Besides the 48 contiguous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid-Pacific Ocean. |
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http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-202832
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| | Losing Out: States Are Cutting 1.2 to 1.6 Million Low-Income People, 12/22/03 |
| | States are projected to face deficits of $40 billion to $50 billion in the upcoming fiscal year, despite the recent uptick in the economy. | | | One factor that affected state policies is the fact that a majority of state legislatures had already completed their budget deliberations for state fiscal year 2004 by the time the federal fiscal relief was enacted on May 28. | | | States have been in the midst of the most severe state budget crisis in recent memory. |
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http://www.cbpp.org/12-22-03health.htm
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| | U.S. Federal Sources |
| | The official job site of the United States government. | | | An independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). | | | Forms from many federal agencies, compiled by the University of Memphis Library's Government Publications Department. |
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http://www.library.uiuc.edu/doc/agency.htm
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| | US Government refdesk.com |
| | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - constantly updated combination of emergency preparedness encyclopedia and up-to-the minute news source on major disasters affecting the United States. | | | Great Seal of the United States, The - This site combines hard facts and history of the Great Seal with meditative essays on its numerous symbols and mottoes, including the famous Pyramid and Eye. | | | United States Customs Service - latest enforcement activities, travel information, employment, decisions from the Office of Regulations and Rulings, and press releases. |
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http://www.refdesk.com/factgov.html
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| | United States Government Agencies for the Environment Information at Business.com |
| | United States Government Agencies for the Environment Information at Business.com | | | State agency with regulatory authority to enforce pollution laws and regulations, and to improve the quality of Indiana's air, water, and land. | | | Produces the Environmental Notice, a publication which reviews the environmental impacts of development projects proposed in the state. |
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http://www.business.com/directory/energy_and_environment/environment/reference/government/united_states
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| | BUBL LINK: United states government |
| | Topics include government agencies, art and culture, auctions and sales of government property, census and population data, Congress, consumer information, employment, environment and outdoor information, health and medicine, laws and legislation, military information, national security, phone books, science, space, US presidents, and veterans' resources. | | | List of US government web sites covering all jurisdictions, and also independent agencies. | | | Non-profit organisation that provides information on state government issues to legislators and the public. |
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http://bubl.ac.uk/link/u/unitedstatesgovernment.htm
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| | About the U.S. Government - Government and Politics: InfoUSA |
| | Topics include: free and independent media; teaching democracy; the role of the legislature; an independent judiciary; administering higher education; public access to government information; and creating and disseminating law. | | | It provides data on over 7,000 Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment. | | | What makes U.S. government uniquely American...its Constitution, the separation of powers, the concept of checks and balances, the decentralized roles of state and local governments, and a citizenry with wide opportunity to be part of it all. |
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http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/politics/abtgovt.htm
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| | Oath of office |
| | excepting the President of the United States to swear or affirm that they had never previously engaged in criminal or disloyal conduct. | | | In 1789, the First Congress reworked this requirement into a simple fourteen-word oath: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States. | | | This condition reflected a wartime practice in which military and civilian authorities required anyone wishing to do business with the federal government to sign a copy of the Test Oath. |
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http://read-and-go.hopto.org/Government-of-the-United-States/Oath-of-office.html
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| | United States Federal Government Agencies |
| | The following is a list of the Courts in the United States Federal Government which have web sites. | | | LSU Libraries' U.S. Federal Government Agencies Page provides a complete listing of these courts. | | | "The University of North Texas Libraries and the U.S. Government Printing Office, as part of the Federal Depository Library Program, created a partnership to provide permanent public access to the electronic Web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions. |
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http://www.jsu.edu/depart/library/graphic/usfed.htm
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| | United States Government |
| | This list, provided by the Library of Congress, includes links to executive departments and independent agencies. | | | The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. | | | Search for full text of legislation, the Congressional Record, and committee information. |
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http://www.eduref.org/Resources/Reference/Government_Resources/Government_Directories/United_States_Government.html
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| | Ben's Guide (3-5): Branches of Government -- Executive Branch |
| | The executive branch of Government makes sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. | | | The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch of government. | | | This branch is very large so the President gets help from the Vice President, department heads (Cabinet members), and heads of independent agencies. |
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http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/national/executive.html
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| | Librarians' Internet Index: http://lii.org/search/file/federal |
| | The Manual also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees." Updated annually. | | | Also includes links to subagencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches; independent establishments and government corporations; quasi-official agencies; and information clearinghouses. | | | The links are organized by topics including major government indexes, business, crime, census, congress, consumer information, copyright, education, foreign countries, health, impeachment, natural resources, law, scientific reports, and tax forms. |
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http://lii.org/search/file/federal
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| | AXE - Government Documents - Agencies of the United States Government |
| | AXE - Government Documents - Agencies of the United States Government | | | Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. | | | Government Accountibilitiy Office (GAO - formerly: General Accounting Office) |
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http://library.pittstate.edu/docs/federal/agencies.html
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| | Legislative Branch Resources on GPO Access |
| | Plum Book - United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions | | | Agency Publications Indexes: Created by Federal agencies to identify their publications. | | | Retrieve bibliographic citations and, when available, the full text of the document. |
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http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html
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| | FindLaw: Federal Resources |
| | The Hill Weekly newspaper describing the inner workings of Congress, the issues confronting policy makers and the ways in which decisions are made; links to government agencies and watchdog groups. | | | Links to Campaign 2000, 106th Congress, the Budget, the Clinton Administration as well as a range of issues being discussed in government. | | | Independent Agencies Provides links to Federal Independent Agencies including: the Central Intelligence Agency, the Equal Protection Agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission. |
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http://findlaw.com/10fedgov
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| | Business Fresh:Category Top/Business/Business Services/Security/Investigation |
| | This is an incomplete list of federal agencies, which are either agencies of the executive branch of the United States government or are Independent Agencies of the United States Government. | | | List of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom | | | Where applicable, executive branch agencies are organized by department.table border="0" id="toc"tr id="toctitle"td align="center"bTable of contents/b script type="text/javascript"showTocToggle("show","hide") /script/td/trtr id="tocinside"tddiv class="tocline"1 Independent Agenciesbr //divdiv class="tocline"2 Executive Branch Agenciesbr //divdiv class="tocindent"2.1 Treasurybr /2.2 Defense br /2.3 Interiorbr /2.4 Justicebr /2.5 Commercebr /2.6 Laborbr /2. |
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| | Law Firm Brickfield, Burchette, Ritts & Stone, P.C. Attorneys Washington, District of Columbia Lawyers |
| | Our firm's attorneys represent clients before independent agencies of the United States government, such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and various executive branch departments, such as the Departments of Energy and Agriculture, as well as before state regulatory bodies and all levels of the federal courts. | | | In addition to representation in complex administrative and court litigation, the firm advises and represents its clients regarding business and transactional issues and employment and workplace issues and advocates their interests before Congress, State legislatures, and federal and state agencies. | | | The firm also has experience in workplace issues. The firm has developed over more than a half a century from a small natural resources practice to a firm of twenty lawyers with a broad and sophisticated regulatory, complex litigation, transactional, and legislative practice focused principally on energy and public utility matters. |
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http://bbrslaw.com
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| | U.S. Government Websites |
| | Organized in the same manner as the U.S. Government Manual, accessing the three Branches of Government and then the Independent Agencies and Commissions. | | | The WHI is one of the largest preventive studies of its kind in the United States, focusing on the major causes of death, disability and frailty in postmenopausal women. | | | A free electronic bulletin board service of the Superintendent of Documents that federal agencies are using to distribute electronic files to the public. |
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http://www.odl.state.ok.us/usinfo/usweb.htm
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| | Welcome to the most informative, authoritative and user-friendly government portal on the web. |
| | This is an incomplete list of federal agencies, which are either departmental agencies within the executive branch of the United States government or are Independent Agencies of the United States Government (including regulatory agencies and government corporations). | | | News) ▪ State one of 22 to meet activity mark Montana rate highest in United States in 2003 (Missoulian) ▪ CSIA Slams Government on Cyber-Security (E-Commerce Times) ▪ Houston-Based Company to Pay United States $3 Million for Fraud Related to Minority Business Enterprise Program (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! | | | News) ▪ Greece and the United States Sign Agreement for Sale of Additional Lockheed Martin Advanced F-16 Block 52+ Aircraft to (PR Newswire via Yahoo! |
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http://governmentlistsource.com
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| | UCSB Libraries - United States Government Information |
| | UCSB is a selective depository for the United States Government. | | | You are here: Home > Research > Help by Subject > Government Information > United States Government Information | | | The Government Printing Office provides government information at no cost to designated depository libraries throughout the country. |
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http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subjects/gov/govt-fed.html
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| | Government < United States < North America < Americas < : news |
| | Ros-Lehtinen urges the US government to particularly encourage FYROM to find a mutually-acceptable solution pointing out, among others, that the United States... | | | for latest news about: "United States government" OR "US government" | | | Government < United States < North America < Americas < : news |
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http://schema-root.org/region/americas/north_america/usa/government
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| | Making Government User-friendly - Government Information |
| | Under the Rewards Program, cooperating individuals and their immediate family members may be eligible for relocation to the United States or elsewhere, and they are assured complete confidentiality. | | | Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. | | | Consular Information Sheets generally do not include advice, but present information in a factual manner so the traveler can make his or her own decisions concerning travel to a particular country. |
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http://www.gov.com
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| | Independent Government Agency Resources |
| | United States Information Agency (USIA) under state dpt--> | | | Arms Control & Disarmament Agency (ACDA) now under state |
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http://www.nttc.edu/resources/government/independents.asp
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| | North America United States Government Agencies Independent Environmental Protection Agency Libraries |
| | North America United States Government Agencies Independent Environmental Protection Agency Libraries | | | Top Regional North America United States Government Agencies Independent Environmental Protection Agency Libraries | | | Region 6 Library - Serving the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. |
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http://www.iper1.com/iper1-odp/scat/id/Regional/North_America/United_States/Government/Agencies/Independent/Environmental_Protection_Agency/Libraries
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| | Governments on the WWW: United States of America |
| | Governments on the WWW: United States of America | | | U.S. Misssion to the United Nations Agencies in Rome | | | U.S. Misssion to the United Nations in New York |
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http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/us.html
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| | Media Access Project |
| | The FCC is an independent United States government agency and was established by the Communications Act of 1934. | | | Its purpose in regulation is to "make available to all the people of the United States, without discrimination, a rapid, efficient, nation-wide, and world-wide wore and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges." | | | The Bureaus do most of the legwork of the agency and are responsible for processing applications for licenses and other filings, analyzing complaints, conducting investigations, developing and implementing rules, and holding hearings, among other things. |
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http://www.mediaaccess.org/fcc
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| | How To Effectively Locate Federal Government Information on the Web |
| | The Constitution of the United States establishes three separate branches of government: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive. | | | What is the WWW address of the United States Patent and Trademark Office? | | | Bonus Question: What is the current population of the United States? |
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http://gort.ucsd.edu/pcruse/universe/structure.html
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