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'''Government shutdown''', in American politics, refers to a [[Government shutdown in the United States|temporary halt in government services]] when lawmakers cannot pass the necessary funding measures in time. As of October 2013 there have been 18 shutdowns of the U.S. Federal Government since 1976<ref>{{cite news | title =Start Getting Ready for the Next Government Shutdown | publisher =Bloomberg | date =2013-10-10 | url =http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-10/start-getting-ready-for-the-next-government-shutdown | accessdate =2013-10-10}}</ref> when a revised [[United States budget process]] was implemented.
'''Government shutdown''', in American politics, refers to a [[Government shutdown in the United States|temporary halt in government services]] when lawmakers cannot pass the necessary funding measures in time.


Recent shutdowns at the federal level:
Recent shutdowns at the federal level:
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974]] legislatin establishing current role of Congress in budgetary process
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/25/here-is-every-previous-government-shutdown-why-they-happened-and-how-they-ended/ Washington Post list of every previous shutdown]
* {{Intitle|government shutdown}}
* {{Intitle|government shutdown}}
* [[Shutdown (The West Wing)|Shutdown (''The West Wing'')]]
* [[Shutdown (The West Wing)|Shutdown (''The West Wing'')]]

Revision as of 14:38, 17 October 2013

Government shutdown, in American politics, refers to a temporary halt in government services when lawmakers cannot pass the necessary funding measures in time.

Recent shutdowns at the federal level:

Shutdowns at the state level:

See also

References