Is the Washington is an independent federal territory? Do the citizen of Washington DC have voting rights? Who sees the municipal & administrative affairs of the city and who selects/elects him/her?
2007-07-14 21:08:18 · 5 answers · asked by aftabirfan 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Is the the whole of district of coloumbia is the federal territoary?
2007-07-14 21:27:43 · update #1
Washington D.C. is a district and it is a separate territory from the state.
2007-07-15 01:00:04 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Washington D.C., or the District of Columbia, is NOT a "state". And neither is it a part of Maryland nor Virginia.
Maybe it is a *type* of "federal territory", but keep in mind, civilians do live there.
And why wouldn't their residents have *some* voting rights? They may not be part of a state, thereby eliminating their voting for any State Representatives, but they do have a mayor. Remember Marion Berry? He was mayor of DC who got into trouble with prostitutes and drugs and was jailed for it. Quite a while ago.
These are questions you could have answered by simply picking up a phone book and referring to the blue section and maybe even calling D.C. itself. I'm sure there 1-800 numbers and government-based websites out there that could answer your question.
2007-07-14 21:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by coorissee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Federal territory. No state can claim Washington D.C., as that would give that state more power than the other states. Back in the 1700 and 1800's, this was a big issue, so DC is listed as a city all by itself, it isn't a part of any state.
2007-07-14 21:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
DC is a federal territory and its residents can vote, but only to a certain degree (i.e. Voting for president, but no voting for any state-representative).
2007-07-14 21:16:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 09:16:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋