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American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States.
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American Political Science Review
The American Political Science Review is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of political science.
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Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.
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Bay Area Rapid Transit District
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District is a special-purpose district body that governs the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in the California counties of Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco.
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Board of education
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level.
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Board of supervisors
A board of supervisors is a governing body that oversees the operation of county government in the American states of Arizona, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as 16 counties in New York.
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Brown Act
The Ralph M. Brown Act, located at California Government Code 54950 et seq., is an act of the California State Legislature, authored by Assemblymember Ralph M. Brown and passed in 1953, that guarantees the public’s right to attend and participate in meetings of local legislative bodies.
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California
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.
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California Codes
The California Codes are 29 legal codes enacted by the California State Legislature, which together form the general statutory law of California.
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California Community Colleges System
The California Community Colleges is "a postsecondary education system" in the U.S. state of California.
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California Public Records Act
The California Public Records Act (Statutes of 1968, Chapter 1473; currently codified as California Government Code §§ 6250 through 6276.48) was a law passed by the California State Legislature and signed by the governor in 1968 requiring inspection or disclosure of governmental records to the public upon request, unless exempted by law.
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California State Legislature
The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California.
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California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature.
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California State University
California State University (Cal State or CSU) is a public university system in California.
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California superior courts
Superior courts in California are the state trial courts with general jurisdiction to hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is not specially designated to be heard in some other court or before a governmental agency.
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Cengage
Cengage is an educational content, technology, and services company for the higher education, K-12, professional, and library markets worldwide.
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Charter city
In the United States, a charter city is a city in which the governing system is defined by the city's own charter document rather than by general law.
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City
A city is a large human settlement.
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Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution.
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Community college district
A community college district is type of special-purpose district in some U.S. states.
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Consolidated city-county
In United States local government, a consolidated city-county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction.
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Contract city
Contract city is a term used in some U.S. states for a city who contract one or more municipal services to another unit of government, or to a private or commercial organization.
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Council–manager government
The council–manager government form is one of two predominant forms of local government in the United States and Ireland, the other being the mayor–council government form.
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County (United States)
In the United States, an administrative or political subdivision of a state is a county, which is a region having specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority.
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General-law municipality
In the systems of local government in some U.S. states, a general-law municipality, general-law city, or statutory city is a municipality whose government structure and powers are defined by the general law of its state.
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Government of Alameda County, California
The Government of Alameda County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of Alameda.
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Government of California
The government of California is the governmental structure of the state of California as established by the California Constitution.
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Government of Fresno County, California
The Government of Fresno County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, law, and the Charter of the County of Fresno.
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Government of Los Angeles
The Government of Los Angeles operates as a charter city (as opposed to a general law city) under the Charter of the City of Los Angeles.
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Government of Los Angeles County
The Government of Los Angeles County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of Los Angeles.
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Government of Sacramento County, California
The Government of Sacramento County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of Sacramento.
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Government of Sacramento, California
The Government of Sacramento operates as a charter city (as opposed to a general law city) under the Charter of the City of Sacramento.
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Government of San Diego County, California
The Government of San Diego County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of San Diego.
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Government of San Francisco
The government of the City and County of San Francisco utilizes the "strong mayor" form of mayoral/council government, composed of the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, several elected officers, and numerous other entities.
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Government of San Joaquin County, California
The Government of San Joaquin County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution and law as a general law county.
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Government of Solano County, California
The Government of Solano County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution and law as a general law county.
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Government of Stanislaus County, California
The Government of Stanislaus County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution and law as a general law county.
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Health care districts in California
Health care districts in California are a type of special district that build and operate hospitals and other health care facilities and services.
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High-occupancy vehicle lane
A high-occupancy vehicle lane (also known as an HOV lane, carpool lane, diamond lane, 2+ lane, and transit lane or T2 or T3 lanes in Australia and New Zealand) is a restricted traffic lane reserved at peak travel times or longer for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and one or more passengers, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses.
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Home rule in the United States
In the United States, home rule refers to the authority of a constituent part (administrative division) of a U.S. state to exercise powers of governance and perform functions pertaining to its government and affairs delegated to it by the central (state) government.
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Imperial Irrigation District
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) is an irrigation district that serves the Imperial Valley in Southern California.
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Kindergarten
Kindergarten (from German, literally meaning 'garden for the children') is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school.
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Lakewood, California
Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
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League of California Cities
The League of California Cities is an association of cities within the state of California, founded in 1898.
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Local Agency Formation Commission
Local Agency Formation Commissions or LAFCOs are regional service planning agencies of the State of California.
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Local government in the United States
Local government in the United States refers to governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state.
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Local ordinance
A local ordinance is a law usually found in a code of laws for a political division smaller than a state or nation, i.e., a local government such as a municipality, county, parish, prefecture, etc.
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (branded as Metro; formerly branded as MTA or LACMTA) is the agency that operates public transportation for the County of Los Angeles.
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Mayor
In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.
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Mayor–council government
The mayor–council government system is a system of organization of local government.
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Mello-Roos
Community Facilities Districts (CFDs), more commonly known as Mello-Roos, are special districts established by local governments in California as a means of obtaining additional public funding.
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a regional wholesaler and the largest supplier of treated water in the United States.
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Misdemeanor
A misdemeanor (American English, spelled misdemeanour in British English) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems.
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Municipal utility district
A municipal utility district is a special-purpose district or other jurisdiction that provides services (such as electricity, natural gas, sewage treatment, waste collection/management, wholesale telecommunications, water) to district residents.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.
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Police power (United States constitutional law)
In United States constitutional law, police power is the capacity of the states to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of their inhabitants.
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Prison
A prison, also known as a correctional facility, jail, gaol (dated, British English), penitentiary (American English), detention center (American English), or remand center is a facility in which inmates are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state.
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Property tax
A property tax or millage rate is an ad valorem tax on the value of a property, usually levied on real estate.
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Public Policy Institute of California
The Public Policy Institute of California is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research institution.
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Public utility
A public utility (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure).
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) provides electricity to Sacramento County, California, and a small portion of adjacent Placer County.
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Sales tax
A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services.
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San Francisco
San Francisco (initials SF;, Spanish for 'Saint Francis'), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.
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School district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.
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Serrano v. Priest
Serrano v. Priest refers to three cases decided by the California Supreme Court: Serrano v. Priest, (1971) (Serrano I); Serrano v. Priest, (1976) (Serrano II); and Serrano v. Priest, (1977) (Serrano III).
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Sheriffs in the United States
In the United States, a sheriff is an official in a county or independent city responsible for keeping the peace and enforcing the law.
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Special district (United States)
Special districts (also known as special service districts, special district governments, limited purpose entities, or special-purpose districts in the United States) are independent, special-purpose governmental units that exist separately from local governments such as county, municipal, and township governments, with substantial administrative and fiscal independence.
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State school
State schools (also known as public schools outside England and Wales)In England and Wales, some independent schools for 13- to 18-year-olds are known as 'public schools'.
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Summary offence
A summary offence is a crime in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment (required for an indictable offence).
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Tax
A tax (from the Latin taxo) is a mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer (an individual or other legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund various public expenditures.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.
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Transit district
A transit district or transit authority is a special-purpose district organized as either a corporation chartered by statute, or a government agency, created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region.
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Unfunded mandate
In the United States, federal mandates are orders that induce "responsibility, action, procedure or anything else that is imposed by constitutional, administrative, executive, or judicial action" for state and local governments and/or the private sector.
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Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country.
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United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB; officially the Bureau of the Census, as defined in Title) is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.
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University of California
The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the US state of California.
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University of California Press
University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing.
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Welfare in California
Welfare in California consists of federal welfare programs—which are often at least partially administered by state and county agencies—and several independent programs, which are usually administered by the counties.
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Zoning
Zoning is the process of dividing land in a municipality into zones (e.g. residential, industrial) in which certain land uses are permitted or prohibited.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_California
