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According to , local governments have only those powers that are explicitly given to them by the states.  

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Gubernatorial power has been enhanced by the veto.  

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In most states, the is the second most important executive position.  

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Many states have instituted in an attempt to increase turnover in state legislatures.  

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Originally, many municipalities in the United States were governed through a .  

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The allows voters to call a special election for a specific official in an attempt to throw him or her out of office before the end of his or her term.  

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The is the purest form of direct democracy used in the states.  

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The most recent wave of judicial selection reform in the states has been the .  

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The practice of is widely used to organize and modernize city government.  

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Under one form of municipal government an appointed carries out policy with the city bureaucracy. The city manager is used in cities run by the council-manager government form.  

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