Levels of Government Miss Springborn Team 6

National Government Based in Washington D.C.  Chief Executive: President Obama  Legislative: Congress, two houses  Senate and House of Representatives  Judicial: Supreme Court and several district and lower courts

National Government Continued  Powers:  Tax  Armed services  Issuing money  Services: (examples)  Law Enforcement  National Parks, Environment protection  Healthcare Medicare/Medicaid  National Currency, printing money  Diplomatic relations with other countries

New York State Government Based in Albany, NY  Chief Executive: Governor Andrew Cuomo  Legislative: Two Houses  Senate and Assembly  Judicial: NY Supreme Court and several district and lower courts

New York Continued…  Powers  Tax  School Laws  Marriage Laws  Driving Laws  Certain public health and safety issues  Services  Road maintenance (Ex: Highways)  State parks systems  Law enforcements (Ex: State Troopers)  Health system  Educational programs, testing

Erie County Government Based in City of Buffalo  Chief Executive: County Supervisor  Legislative: County Legislature  Judicial: County Court Systems

City Government OR Town Government Based in your city or town

Mayor, City Council, City Court OR Town Supervisor, Town Board, Town Justice

Village Government  Mayor, Board of Trustees, Village Justice

Do You Know???  Who is the Supervisor of the town of Hamburg?  Steven Walters  Who is the Mayor of the village of Hamburg?  Thomas Moses  Who is the Supervisor of the town of Boston?  Martin Ballowe  Who is the Mayor of the City of Buffalo?  Byron Brown  Who is the County Executive?  Mark Poloncarz  Who is our Governor of NY State?  Andrew Cuomo