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  2. Civil service reform in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The 1883 law only applied to federal jobs: not to the state and local jobs that were the main basis for political machines. Ethical degeneration was halted by reform in civil service and municipal reform in the Progressive Era , which led to structural changes in administrative departments and changes in the way the government managed public ...

  3. National Assembly - Wikipedia

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    The legislature of the Estado Novo regime in Portugal was known as the National Assembly. The national assembly was also defined in the Republic of China constitution. This is different from the Legislative Yuan by the ROC constitution. In 2005, Taiwan revised the constitution and the national assembly was abolished.

  4. Frankfurt National Assembly - Wikipedia

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    The Frankfurt National Assembly (German: Frankfurter Nationalversammlung) was the first freely elected parliament for all German states, including the German-populated areas of the Austrian Empire, [1] elected on 1 May 1848 (see German federal election, 1848).

  5. Federal Convention (German Confederation) - Wikipedia

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    For example, during 1835/36, the Federal Assembly decreed rules for censorship, which banned the works of Heinrich Heine and other authors in all states of the German Confederation. After the March Revolution of 1848, the Convention was challenged by the newly formed National Assembly, which began its sittings in Frankfurt on 18 May 1848. On 28 ...

  6. List of legislatures by country - Wikipedia

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    A "legislature" is the generic name for the national parliaments and congresses that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives and that have the power to legislate. All entities included in the list of sovereign states are included in this list.

  7. Federal government of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) [a] is the common government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, comprising 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district (national capital) of Washington, D.C ...

  8. Bicameralism - Wikipedia

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    One-third are elected by the members of the state's Legislative Assembly from amongst persons who are not members of the State Legislative Assembly. One-sixth are nominated by the governor of the state from amongst persons having knowledge or practical experience in fields such as literature , science , arts , the co-operative movement and ...

  9. Federalism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The national government was forced to cooperate with all levels of government to implement the New Deal policies; local government earned an equal standing with the other layers, as the federal government relied on political machines at a city level to bypass state legislatures. The formerly distinct division of responsibilities between state ...