Why should someone be familiar with their local government institutions

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Local governments exercise important functions in the United States. They plan and pay for most roads, run public schools, provide water, organize police and fire services, establish zoning regulations, license professions, and arrange elections for their citizens. People must be familiar with their local governement institutions because they are the ones that support you everydat, and you need to know whats going on in your own community.

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