1. Levels of Government Miss Springborn Team 6

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. City Government OR Town Government Based in your city or town

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

9. Village Government  Mayor, Board of Trustees, Village Justice

10. 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