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    In what way do residents of the District of Columbia have less self-governance than residents of the states?

    Question #111461. Asked by author. (Dec 14 09 6:04 AM)


    Arpeggionist

    		Washington DC is not considered to be part of any state, just a federalized district between Maryland and Virginia. Its residents have no state representation or legislature, no voice in the US senate, and its budget is controlled by senate committee.

    Dec 14 09, 7:26 AM
    star_gazer

    		The city is governed by a mayor and a thirteen-member city council. However, the United States Congress has supreme authority over Washington, D.C., and may overturn local laws. Residents of the District therefore have less self-governance than residents of the states. The District has a non-voting at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections until the ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.

    Dec 14 09, 12:16 PM

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