Editing Home rule (section)

=== Local government ===
{{main|Local government in the United States}}
In the United States, some states constitutionally or legislatively grant home rule to counties and municipalities within their borders. These are called "home rule states". Local governments in home rule states are free to pass laws and ordinances as they see fit to further their operations, within the bounds of the state and federal constitutions. In other states, local governments have only the authority expressly granted to them by state legislatures, typically in accordance with the legal principle known as [[John Forrest Dillon#Dillon's Rule|Dillon's Rule]]. A city charter, awarded by the state, defines the limits to a municipality's powers.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of the City|last=Caves|first=R. W.|publisher=Routledge|year=2004|pages=347}}</ref>