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Homework : OL 24.1 due next Monday; work on wiki

FrontPage : Have your PA constitution worksheet out. Homework : OL 24.1 due next Monday; work on wiki. State and Local Government. Just the like the federal government, each state in the nation has a constitution of its own. These constitutions establish the form of government for each state

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Homework : OL 24.1 due next Monday; work on wiki

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  1. FrontPage: Have your PA constitution worksheet out. Homework: OL 24.1 due next Monday; work on wiki

  2. State and Local Government

  3. Just the like the federal government, each state in the nation has a constitution of its own. • These constitutions establish the form of government for each state • Some of them, including PA’s, actually pre-date the US Constitution • Some of them, including PA’s, were used as models for the US Constitution The PA State Constitution

  4. The PA Constitution establishes a 3-branch government, just as every other state in the country. • The Legislative • The Executive • The Judicial 3 Branches of PA government

  5. PA’s 50 Senatorial Districts

  6. PA’s 37th Senatorial district

  7. PA’s 40th House district

  8. Governor Tom Corbett • Lt. Governor Jim Cawley • Also includes the following offices, as provided for in Article IV • Attorney General • Auditor General • Makes sure all state funds are being used appropriately (watchdog) • State Treasurer • Actually handles the money and administrates its allocation • Superintendent of Public Instruction • How is this different from the Article II of the US Constitution? The Executive Branch

  9. PA’s Judicial System

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