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 In most European countries, the administration must keep the approval of the legislature to continue in power (confidence and supply), and an election is usually called if a budget fails to pass. In other presidential systems, the executive branch is often given the ability to keep the government running even when no budget is approved.[([[https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/2017-10/government-formation-and-removal-mechanisms-primer.pdf|constitutionnet]])] In most European countries, the administration must keep the approval of the legislature to continue in power (confidence and supply), and an election is usually called if a budget fails to pass. In other presidential systems, the executive branch is often given the ability to keep the government running even when no budget is approved.[([[https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/2017-10/government-formation-and-removal-mechanisms-primer.pdf|constitutionnet]])]
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 +===== Mild Consequences =====
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 +Prior to the 1995-1996 shutdowns, government shutdowns had extremely minor consequences. A full federal government shutdown results in the furloughing of a substantial number of civilian federal employees.[([[https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/RL34680.pdf|sgp]])]
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 +===== Prohibitions =====
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 +During a federal shutdown, furloughed employees are not even allowed to access their e-mail from home. Many agencies demand employees to surrender their government-issued electronic devices for the length of the closure in order to enforce this restriction.[([[https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/FAQ-Lapse-12-18-2020.pdf|whitehouse]])]
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 +===== Impact Of Shutdown =====
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 +The full impact of a shutdown is sometimes obscured by missing data that cannot be gathered while certain government departments are closed. Some effects of the closure are difficult to quantify and are expected to have long-term consequences in the months following the shutdown. The Office of Management and Budget determines which federal services are suspended during a shutdown.[([[https://news.uchicago.edu/story/what-are-lingering-effects-government-shutdown|uchicago]])]
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 +===== Emergency Personnel =====
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 +Active duty military, federal law enforcement officers, physicians and nurses working in government hospitals, and air traffic controllers are all still employed as "emergency employees".[([[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg63355/html/CHRG-106hhrg63355.htm|govinfo]])]
 +
 +===== Department of Defense =====
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 +During the shutdown, at least half of the civilian staff, as well as full-time, dual-status military technicians in the US National Guard and traditional Guardsmen, are furloughed and not paid.[([[https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/medical-research-news?page=199|Moran Senate]])]
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 +===== Members Of Congress =====
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 +Members of Congress continue to be paid since their compensation can only be changed by direct legislation.[([[https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/why-do-politicians-and-judges-get-paid-during-a-government-shutdown|constitutioncenter]])]
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 +===== Mail Delivery =====
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 +Mail delivery is unaffected because it is self-funded and not allocated by Congress.[([[https://www.businessinsider.com/government-shutdown-post-office-mail-us-postal-service-never-closes-2019-1?IR=T|businessinsider]])]
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