r. The governor is assisted by secretaries. The state legislatures consist of two houses except Nebraska which has a single-chamber legislature) and they collect taxes, elect their officers, approve state government officials, and pass state laws. No state, however, may pass a law contrary to the Constitution or the United States' laws. According to the doctrine or "national supremacy", when there is a conflict between federal and state authority, the federal authority should prevail.
  Each state creates units of local government. The chief unit of local government is the county, of which there are more than 3,000, the counties maintain public order through the sheriff and his deputies; in many states the counties maintain the smaller local highways. The sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of the county. He is also officer or the court; he serves papers, enforces orders, and maintains the jail, with particular functions varying from state to state. The sheriff's deputy is appointed by the sheriff. He assists the sheriff in law enforcement, and in some states may meet in place of the sheriff. He is usually paid in fees. Most large cities have an elected mayor as head of the local government and an elected council to help him. Some smaller cities have a commissar form of government. Five men are elected to take care of the city services and its money problems.
  The mayor-council system is the most popular kind of local government and the city-manager

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