State and Local Government

• A Country of Many Governments
  Chapter 7 from "An Outline of the U.S. Government."
  
  
• State and Local Government: Adapting to Change
  An examination of the vital role played by U.S. state and local governments, including several case studies of how both government and the people they represent are responding to the challenges they now face.
  
  
• State Government
  A brief description of the role of state governments.
  
  
• Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: A Brief History
  Discusses the historical origins of the federal grants-in-aid system.
  
  
• National versus State Government
  A brief description of powers reserved to the states and those of the federal government.
  
  
• State Fact Sheets and Map
  Information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for each state in the United States.