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District of Columbia[edit]
Main article: District of Columbia home rule
The U.S. Constitution gives jurisdiction over the capital city (District of Columbia or Washington, D.C.) to the United States Congress in "all cases whatsoever". This jurisdiction necessitated that the District not be a state, nor part of a state. At certain times, and currently since 1973, Congress has provided for D.C. government to be carried out primarily by locally elected officials. However, congressional oversight of this local government still exists, and locally elected officials' powers could theoretically be revoked at any time.
Native American reservations[edit]
Main article: Tribal sovereignty in the United States
The United States federal government provides limited self-rule to some federally recognised Native American tribes over their lands on reservations. Tribal lands are recognised as "dependent domestic nations" and operate a parallel system of governance and law independent of the state(s) that the reservation lies within, sometimes including separate police forces. For instance, some tribes are permitted to operate gambling establishments which may be illegal in the surrounding state or states. Reservations are not states and have no direct representation in Congress, and the citizens vote as citizens of the state by which they are surrounded. Furthermore, unlike the sovereignty of state legislatures, tribal sovereignty and land ownership are not guaranteed by the Constitution and is granted only by an act of Congress, which can be repealed or altered at any time.
See also[edit]

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  Autonomous communities of Spain
  
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  Basque and Pyrenean fueros
  
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  Federation
  
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  Home Rule Cities Act (Michigan), an example of municipal home rule
  
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  Devolution, the practice of a national power granting specific powers to a region, state, or province
  
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  Municipal home rule, the legal ability in most American states where voters can adopt a home rule charter granting the municipal government greater local control
  
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  Plaid Cymru
  
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  Protectorate
  
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  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

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   ^ "home rule - Definition of home rule in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries - English. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017.
   
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