what are the state and federal controls on local authority?

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what are the state and federal controls on local authority?

2006-10-03 06:13:51 · 2 answers · asked by mia s 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science

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If this is for a school assignment, they are probably looking for the posse comitatus act, see references below.

A product of the reconstruction era (after the US Civil War) it was intended to limit how much authority federal agents had over local government/law enforcement. It arose due to some overenthusiastic "carpet bagger" federal agents.

2006-10-03 06:23:33 · answer #1 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

your question is way too broad. What are you really trying to ask?

2006-10-03 13:22:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋