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Let’s Review

Let’s Review. GOVERNMENT!!!!. National Government. Legislative Branch. Powers. Congress. National lawmaking body Representation is based on population Count taken every 10 years (CENSUS)

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Let’s Review

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  1. Let’s Review GOVERNMENT!!!!

  2. National Government

  3. Legislative Branch

  4. Powers

  5. Congress • National lawmaking body • Representation is based on population • Count taken every 10 years (CENSUS) • Redistricting, or redrawing of Congressional lines, is done after the census to be sure people are represented fairly • Gerrymandering is the unfair and illegal redistricting • The Speaker of the House will become President if the President and VP are unable to fulfill duties

  6. Limits on Congress • Can not pass ex post facto laws • Making an action illegal after the fact • Can not pass bills of attainder • Punishing a person without a trial • Can not suspend the writ of habeas corpus • Holding a personwithout informing them of the charges against them

  7. How Congress makes a Bill into a LAW

  8. Executive Branch

  9. President • Elected by the Electoral College • Must win 270 electoral votes to win • Each state has the same number of electoral votes as members of Congress • If no one wins 270 electoral votes, the House of representatives will choose the President • Appoints federal judges with the approval of the senate

  10. FBI • Part of the executive branch because they enforce federal laws • They investigate federal crimes such as counterfeiting, espionage, and kidnapping • Have the largest jurisdiction, but the smallest number of law enforcement officials

  11. State Executive Branch • Headed by the governor • Holds line item veto power (can strike a part of a law they don’t like and sign rest into law!) • Governor is helped by the LT. Governor (runs on a separate ticket) • Appoints a cabinet to help them • An elected Council of State also helps • Department heads of 8 executive agencies that are elected by citizens

  12. Local Executive Branch • Mayor is the elected city executive • Role is largely ceremonial • City manager is the hired city executive • Hired by the city council to run the day to day operations and administrative aspects of the city • Sheriff is elected and is part of the county executive branch • Enforces laws in the county, outside of city limits • Runs the county jail

  13. Federal Court Jurisdiction

  14. National Judicial Branch • Supreme Court has the power of judicial review • The authority of the court to declare a law or action to be unconstitutional • Established by the court case of Marbury v. Madison • Cases are called to the Supreme Court by a writ of certiatori • Primarily hears cases involving things such as espionage, counterfeiting, or kidnapping

  15. State Court Jurisdiction

  16. State Judicial Branch • Most cases are heard in state court • Magistrates will hear most traffic cases and issue most warrants

  17. What do YOU KNOW? 1. What are powers given to the national government called? 2. What is the power of line item veto? Who has it? 3. What is judicial review? What case established it? • Who hears most court cases? • How is the President elected?

  18. Let’s see how much YOU KNOW… • Enumerated/ Expressed/ Delegated • Ability to strike out a portion of a law that they do not like and sign the rest into law/ the power rests with the governor • Authority of Supreme court to declare a law or action to be unconstitutional/ Marbury v. Madison established judicial review • State courts • Electoral College

  19. Are you going to get a 3? • Who are the three lawmaking bodies? • Which branch of government is the FBI part of? Which level of government? • Who hears most traffic cases and issues most warrants? • What calls a case to the Supreme Court? • Who is the elected executive of a city?

  20. Let’s see…… • Congress, General Assembly, and city council • Executive branch/ federal level • Magistrates • Writ of certiatori • mayor

  21. Or Will You get a 4? 11. What is the purpose of a conference committee? 12. What is a writ of habeas corpus? • What are state laws called? What are local laws called? • Which article of the Constitution established the Executive Branch? • What is conducting elections an example of?

  22. Hopefully…. • Work out a compromise on a proposed bill • Says that a person must be brought to court and told the charges that they are being held on • Statute/ ordinance • Article II • Reserved powers

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