Government for the people
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- Created on: 14-02-17 16:27
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- Government for the People
- The United States has a Federal Government of States
- US Constitution (1787) established a federal system of government
- Split between national and state governments
- 13 original states
- Constitution provided for the addition of more states as the country grew
- Each state has a governor and legislature
- Sends delegates to the Houses of Representatives and the Senate in Washington
- Laws can vary in different states and areas
- US Constitution (1787) established a federal system of government
- A territory with 60,000 could become a state
- West developed into territories
- Territories could elect some officials- but the federal government appointed many of the important ones
- Territory became a state when the population reached 60,000
- States were divided by their own legislatures into counties, with its own administrative seat, courthouse and jail
- By 1890 the West had developed so much the the US Bureau of the Census declared the frontier close
- Different courts and lawmen had different jurisdictions
- Many town marshals only controlled law enforcement in a small area around their town
- Federal marshals could enforce laws throughout America-crimes had to be dealt with by feral courts
- Federal courts try different types of case to the sate courts. Final state of appeal is the state governor
- The election of local officials made jobs like town sheriff and judge political
- Gold.Beef and Oil fed the growth of America
- Only a few made huge fortunes
- Gold revenues helped pay for the transcontinental railways and the development of Western cities
- Trading in gold with foreign countries helped make America a major world trading nation
- oil became important in the last quarter of the 19th century
- The United States has a Federal Government of States
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