Habsbans
The 1997 Census of Government says it best... "There were 87,504 governmental units in the United States as of June 1997. In addition to the Federal Government and the 50 state governments, there were 87,453 units of local government. Of these, 39,044 are general purpose local governments - 3,043 county governments and 36,001 subcounty general purpose governments, including 13,726 school distict governments and 34,683 special district governments."
The lower house of the US Congress and other legislatures, including most US state governments. web definition
There is one National government, 50 state governments, the governments of the territories, Commonwealths, possessions and protectorates (Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, etc). Cities and counties have their own goverments- so there are literally tens of thousands of governments in the US.
The local governments only have power over township, municipalities, counties, school districts and special districts. This is called the Dillon's Rule.
The main role of most local governments in the US is to the public. Local governments manage things such as school districts, public transportation, libraries and sewer/water systems.
The most numerous kinds of governments in the United States are special districts. There are over 39,000 special districts across the nation.
state and local governments
Local governments get their power from the state government.
There is no 'US local government'. There are thousands of local governments contained in the U.S.A?
Like all American governments, power is derived from the people.
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Habsbans
local, state, and federal
50 states = 50 state goverments. There are, however, local governments in DC, Puerto Rico, etc (US territories that aren't 'states').
I'm assuming you mean all the levels of government. If that's the case, there is the Federal Government, state governments, and local government. The specific type of local government varies by state, but covers things like county and city governments.