January 6, 2014GOVERNMENT

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

• The Constitution says how the government works. It creates the

Presidency. It creates the Congress. It creates the Supreme Court.

• A group of men met to write the Constitution. We call these men

The Framers.

THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

A written plan for

state governme

nt

The state constitution says that the purpose of

government is to help the

people.

The NC constitution sets up the

three braches of our state government.

The Declaration of rights lists

the rights of NC citizens

NC has had three

constitutions.

NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION

• Senate• House of Representatives

The Legislature

Branch• President• Vice President• Cabinet members

The Executive Branch

• Supreme court • Other federal courts

The Judicial Branch

THE UNITED STATES BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

Make the

laws for our countr

y

2 per state for a

total of 100

Lead by the Vice

President

Called Senato

rs

U.S. SENATE

Make the laws for our

country

435 members-the more people

living in the state the

more reps. they have.

Lead by the Speaker of the House

Called Congresspe

rson or Representat

ive

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

President’s Job

Leads our country by meeting with

other leadersLeads our military

Signs or vetoes laws

Prepares a national budget

Appoints people to important jobs

Vice President’s

JobLeads the Senate

Becomes President if something

happens to the President

Helps the President with

ceremonial duties

THE U.S. PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

• A plan for spending money• Money is raised from taxes

• State budgets pay for repairing roads, state parks, running some hospitals, caring for the poor and elderly,

running public schools, colleges and universities.• Federal budgets pay for military, interstate roads, Social

Security, help for farmers, running federal courts, foreign aid,

BUDGET

• Refuse to approve a bill• Stops the bill from becoming a

law at that time• The congress can override a

veto.

VETO

The highest court in the U.S.

Nine Justices (judges)

Appointed by the President and stay as long as they want

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

U.S. Court of Appeals

U.S. Court of Special

Jurisdiction

U.S. District Courts

U.S. Bankruptcy

Courts

OTHER FEDERAL (U.S.) COURTS

NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNMENT

• Senate• House of Representatives

The Legislative

Branch• Governor• Council of the State

The Executive

Branch• Superior Court• District Court• Appeals Court• State Supreme Court

Judicial Branch

THE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA

SenateWrite laws Pass lawsApprove budgets Has 50 membersElected for two years

House of RepresentativesWrite lawsPass laws Approve budgetsHas 120 membersElected for two years

NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY

GovernorElected for 4

yearsPrepares state

budgetSigns and vetoes state laws

NC EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Lieutenant Governor

• Runs the senate

• Takes over for the governor if needed

State Treasurer • In charge

of the state’s money

Attorney General

• Helps carry out state laws

NC EXECUTIVE BRANCH CONTINUED

Jury trial Decide if a person is guilty or not

guilty

Handle over 3 million cases a

year

Court of appeals

A person who lost a trail asks for the

decision to be overturned

May change ruling

May ask lower trail to re-trail May agree with

first decision

State Supreme

CourtSeven Judges

serve for 8 years

Decide if the ruling conflicts with the state constitution

NC JUDICIAL BRANCH

County governmentsNC has 100 counties.

County Seat- Center of government for a countyCounty Commissioners – direct county activities, such as

taxes, budgets, elected by the peopleSheriff-makes sure people obey the law

Registrar of Deeds- Keeps the county recordsSchool board-manage the local schools and decides how

schools are paid for

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Municipal GovernmentTown or city government

Provided police and fire fightersProvide clean water and garbage pick up

Plan for city parks, traffic lights, and plant treesTwo types- 1. mayor-council 2. council-manager

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONTINUED

Federal government-another name for the U.S. governmentPledge of Allegiance-a promise to be loyal to the United

StatesRepublic – a form of government where the people elect

people to run the country for themCabinet-a group of officials who help the president

Impeach-accuse an official of doing something illegal

ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY

Andrew Jackson James K. Polk Andrew

Johnson

PRESIDENTS WHO CAME FROM NC