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   1. Government of Canada


http://canada.gc.ca

The Government of Canada consists of three levels: the federal government, provincial government, and municipal government. The federal government is responsible for national affairs such as diplomacy, national defense, trade and business, criminal law, social welfare, etc. It also possesses concurrent jurisdiction in immigrants, agriculture and other affairs with the provincial government. The provincial and regional governments are responsible for education, health, social services, governing municipal government, etc. They share common jurisdiction with the federal government in many aspects. The municipal government mainly manages local affairs. The federal government is composed of executive power (the Governor-General, Prime Minister and Cabinet), legislative power (the House of Representatives and House of Lords) and judicial power (the Supreme Court). The provincial government's structure is similar to that of the federal government. The Government Publications of Canada (GPC) contains a large number of publications. Since the official languages of Canada are English and France, many of the GPC provide bilingual versions.

The followings are the Government of Canada’s main department websites:

 (1Parliament of Canada http://www.parl.gc.ca/
 (2Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada http://www.agr.gc.ca/
 (3Citizenship and Immigration Canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/
 (4Canadian Heritage http://www.pch.gc.ca
 (5Environment Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca/
 (6Finance Canada http://www.fin.gc.ca/
 (7Fisheries and Oceans Canada http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
   8Department of  Foreign Affairs and International Trade http://www.international.gc.ca/
 (9Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/
 (10Human Resources and Skills Development Canada http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/

 

  2. United States of America Government, U.S.A Government


http://www.usa.gov

The United States of America is a federal state. The federal government consists of the legislative, executive and judicial branches. According to the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Congress is the highest legislative power. It consists of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election. The executive branch consists of the president, the vice president and 15 Cabinet-level executive departments. The state and federal courts are separate from, but not entirely independent of one another. The federal courts comprise ordinary courts and specialized courts. The Government Publications of the United States (GPUS) are literature materials that are compiled and published by the U.S. government and other independent departments vested to it. The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is in charge of the publication work including editing, inserting catalogues and indexes, publicity, etc. The GPUS are numerous in quantity and rich in content. They cover law, executive documents, legal precedent, statistical figures of many types, science and technology literature, etc., involving fields of international relationship, politics, law, military, economics, science and technology, agriculture, industry, energy, transportation, environment, medicine and health, social security, history, culture, education, etc.

The main publications are legal texts, such as United States Government Manual, Economic Report of the President, Federal Register, United States Statutes at Large, United States Code, Congressional Record, etc.; there are statistical data such as Statistical Abstract of the United States, Mineral Yearbooks, and Vital statistics of the United States.

The followings are the websites of the main department of the U.S. government.

 (1U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/
 (2U.S. Department of Commerce http://www.commerce.gov/
 (3U.S. Department of Defense http://www.defense.gov/
 (4U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
 (5U.S. Department of Energy http://energy.gov/
 (6U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/
 (7U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/
 (8U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  http://portal.hud.gov
 (9U.S. Department of Interior http://www.doi.gov
 (10U.S. Department of Justice http://www.justice.gov/
 (11U.S. Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/
 (12U.S. Dept of Transportation http://www.dot.gov/
 (13U.S. Dept of Treasury http://www.treasury.gov/

  

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