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city/town

Congress- Senate- House of representatives

General Assembly- Senate- House of delegates

Board of Supervisors

Council

President- Vice President- Cabinet

Governor- Lt. Governor- Cabinet

Manager- hired

Mayor

General District Juvenile &Dom. Relations

Circuit

Va Court of Appeals

Va Supreme Court

Judge Judge

Judge& Jury

Judges

Justices

-misdemeanors-civil case (lo $)

VirginiaCourts

-felonies-civil case (hi $)-appeals

-appeals

-appeals-limited-original

of Virginia

General Assembly

GovernorLt.Governor

Delegates

NATIONAL

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State Legislative (General Assembly)

•Make Laws

•Approve budget

•Elect Judges

2

State Executive Branch (governor)

• Enforce laws• Prepares the Budget• Appoints cabinet members• Grants pardons• Administers Bureaucracy–“run the government”

Introduced inHouse #1

Sent to Committee

in House #1

Debated & Voted on

in House #1

Introduced inHouse #2

Debated & Voted on

in House #2

Sent to Committeein House #2

GovernorSigns or Vetoes

Bill

Bill

proposed

What do they have in common?

Sheriff

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Commissionerof the Revenue

TreasurerTheyAre

Elected

State

Local

National

Most Power

Tension exists between the National

and State Gov’t

State

National

TensionsWe need to help the

poor. States must provide welfare to the

needy.

What? We can’t afford that!

Too Bad.

National

State

Local

• Foreign Policy (war)• Regulate Commerce (business)• Foreign countries• Between states

• Schools• Public Health (Medicaid /Medicare)

• Public Safety (police, firefighters)

• Public Welfare

• Serve local residents needs

What is an Ordinance?

ORDINANCE

Legislative ExecutiveN

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city/town

Congress- Senate- House of representatives

General Assembly- Senate- House of delegates

Board of Supervisors

Council

President- Vice President- Cabinet

Governor- Lt. Governor- Cabinet

Manager- hired

Mayor

Budget

Biennial(2 years)

State

Local

National

Why does the State & Local government get

power?

WHERE does the power come from?

Constitution

10th

Constitution

10th

10th amendment-reserves powers for the states

State School Board

Power run the school