1. Departmentalizing the Day
What is the most important struggle facing Teens? If you had to come up with a Department that manages the concerns with this issue what would happen in it?

2. Deciding on the Decisions
Look at the many parts to the executive branch
Breakdown the Departments that matter
Making Dept.

3. Executive Branch Legislative Branch is the largest Elected governing
It is the largest and most involved Branch of Georgia’s government
The goal is to enforce the law that the legislature comes up with
Contains the Governor, Lt. Governor and departments
Legislative Branch
is the largest
Elected governing
body in GA

4. Branch Breakdown The Governor is the head of the Executive Branch
Lt. Governor is the next in line for succession
Has key members like Secretary of State (handles business of Gov.), attorney general (State Law), commissioner of agriculture (farming), Com of Insurance, and Com of Labor (jobs)
Governor
Lt. Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General

5. Department Part One
Public Safety: Involves Georgia Highway Patrol, under direct supervision of the Governor
Department of Education: State superintendent is the chief executive of this branch and it has a board of education with 14 members

6. Departments Part two
Economic Development: Brings economic opportunities to the state (Movies here)
Natural Resources: Enforces the General Assembly laws on things like fishing and hunting
Transportation: Organization that controls the four modes of transportation like roads

7. Brain popping
We will look at two videos based on the branches, the executive branch especially
We will see what similarities and differences we can see nationally and in the state
Don’t forget about the test on Friday of this week

8. Deciding on the Department
I want you to write a formal proposal to start the department you described in your warm up to the general assembly
Give me five reasons why it is stupid not to have this department on the books in Georgia