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GOVERNMENT RE-TEACH. TAKE NOTES!. The Legislative Process. Four MAIN steps: Drafting/Introduction Committee Consideration Floor Consideration Governor Consideration. Appointed/Elected. The Governor ( E xecutive Branch) appoints… The citizens elect…. BRANCHES.
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GOVERNMENT RE-TEACH TAKE NOTES!
The Legislative Process Four MAIN steps: • Drafting/Introduction • Committee Consideration • Floor Consideration • Governor Consideration
Appointed/Elected The Governor (Executive Branch) appoints… The citizens elect…
BRANCHES • LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (General Assembly, Congress, Senate) – Makes laws • JUDICIAL BRANCH (court system) – Interprets laws • EXECUTIVE BRANCH (Governor, President) – Enforces laws • Different branches have different powers due to SEPARATION OF POWERS • One branch can overrule another comes from CHECKS AND BALANCES
ELECTIONS • PRIMARY ELECTION – parties decide who will represent them in the general election (same party) • GENERAL ELECTION – voters decide who will represent them in a political office
The Constitution • An AMENDMENT changes the constitution • The ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION outlines the powers of the government
APPELLATE COURTS hear appeals (reviews errors in lower courts) • The attorney who represents the state in criminal cases is called the PROSECUTOR • A MEDIATOR can help resolve an issue to avoid a trial