1. LegislativeExecutive National State Local county 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

2. General DistrictJuvenile & Dom. Relations Circuit Va Court of Appeals Va Supreme Court Judge & Jury Judges Justices -misdemeanors -civil case (lo $) Virginia Courts -felonies -civil case (hi $) -appeals -limited-original

3. of Virginia General Assembly Governor Lt. Governor Delegates NATIONAL

4. L State Legislative (General Assembly) Make Laws Approve budget Elect Judges 2

5. State Executive Branch (governor) Enforce laws Prepares the Budget Appoints cabinet members Grants pardons Administers Bureaucracy – “run the government”

6. Introduced in House #1 Sent to Committee in House #1 Debated & Voted on in House #1 Introduced in House #2 Debated & Voted on in House #2 Sent to Committee in House #2 Governor Signs or Vetoes Bill proposed

7. What do they have in common? Sheriff Clerk of the Circuit Court Commissioner of the Revenue Treasurer They Are Elected

8. State Local National Most Power Tension exists between the National and State Gov’t

9. State National Tensions We need to help the poor. States must provide welfare to the needy. What? We can’t afford that! Too Bad.

10. 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

11. What is an Ordinance? ORDINANCE

12. LegislativeExecutive National State Local county 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)

13. State Local National Why does the State & Local government get power? WHERE does the power come from? Constitution 10 th

14. Constitution 10 th 10 th amendment -reserves powers for the states

15. State School Board Power run the school