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DC is often referred to by many as a federal enclave which isn't totally accurate. The DC Government is a municipal government, not federal. It answers to Congress but it's not part of the Federal Government. It gets funding from the Federal Government which is mostly intended to make up for the lost revenue caused by DC not being able to tax the massive amount of federal property within it's borders. DC has a limited form of home rule whereas it can pass it's own laws and collect taxes. Those laws are still subject to approval by Congress. It has an Attorney General like a state but it's not a state.
I know people will continue to call DC a federal enclave no matter what I write here. My point is that the DC Government is not a branch of, nor is it part of the Federal Government. It is in the same category as a state government.
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