1. Government Local, State, & National

2. Essential Understanding
Identify the current city/county Mayor, Governor, and President, and explain their roles in government.

3. Government Video

4. How do people get elected?
Someone decides they want to run for a position in the local, state, or national government
Citizens cast votes to elect officials

5. Local Government Solve community problems Obey community laws
Build roads, schools, parks
Collect trash and collect taxes
Hire police and firemen

6. Courts Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Decide if people are
following laws
Make local laws

7. Local Government Kingsport, Tennessee Mayor: John Clark
Job Description:
Enforce local laws
Head of the city
Gives formal and informal talks
Takes part in local events
Has authority and responsibility of the city

8. State Government Funds schools Funds parks Funds emergency services
Provides Highway Services
Issues driver’s licenses, fishing & hunting licenses
Collects taxes
Capitol- Nashville, TN

9. Tennessee Government Governor: Bill Haslam Enforces state laws
Prepares budget
Oversees state workers
Represents the state of Tennessee at meetings

10. National Government Create laws for entire country Controls military
Works with other countries to
create peace
Provides national security
Provides disaster management
Prints money
Regulates taxes
Provides education
Capitol- Washington D.C.

11. President Barack Obama Serves for 4 years
If elected again, serves another 4 years
Enforces laws
Makes federal decisions
Prepares national budget
Approves vetoes (acts of Congress)
Controls military

12. Supreme Court Congress
-Judges laws
-Makes laws