Levels of Government

Government Levels

A government is something that makes the law of the land and ensures that all the people in that nation or community are treated fairly by those laws.

Learning Intention:

I am learning to describe the basic structure of government in the local community, state, and nation.

Why DO We Need a Government?

Since Govrnment makes the Laws of the Land. We need to Government to make sure the laws are being followed and everyone is treateed fairly.

How Many Levels of Government are There?

• There are 3 levels of Government

• The first is the National Government

• The Second is the State Government

• The third is- The Local Government

National Government

• Executive branch is the part of the government that enforces the law. The President, who is the leader of the executive branch. The President is also the leader of the Armed Forces.

• Judicial branch is made up of federal courts: the United States Supreme Court; appellate (appeals) courts, and district courts. The Judicial branch interprets the laws. This means that if there is a question about what a law means, or whether something is illegal, these courts decide.

• Legislative branch is the part of the government that makes laws. The legislative branch is called Congress. Congress is divided into two "houses."

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State Government

• Executive branch The head of the government in each state is the governor. Other parts of the executive branch may include the lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the secretary of state.

• Judicial Branch is similar to the Federal system where there is a State Supreme Court and then lower courts below them that handle the day-to-day cases.

• Legislative Branch Just like with the federal government the states have legislatures that make up the state laws, handle the budget, and levy taxes. Every state but Nebraska has two houses similar to the federal government. This is called a bicameral legislature. Nebraska just has a single house.

  
  

  
  

Local Government

• Executive branch Local level – mayor and/or city manager at the municipal level. At the county level are county commissioners who are elected by the people and work together to govern the local community.

• Judicial branch Local level – municipal court adjudicates misdemeanors, levies fines, and designates jail time; presided over by a municipal court judge. Each county has a county court with a county judge elected by the people.

• Legislative branch Local level – city council members make city ordinances, develop a city budget, and approve expenditures. County commissioners act in much the same way for county government.

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How many levels of government are there?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

Multiple Select

Pick all the levels of governments.

• Legilative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

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True or false. The Executive Branch is where all the leaders are.

• True

• False

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What city, state, and country do we live in?

• San Antonio

• Dallas

• Texas

• Houston

• United States

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What branch of the government writes the laws?

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

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What and who is part of the Judicial Branch?

• Court

• Judge

• mayor

• president

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True or false. The Govenor is the leader of the State.

• True

• False

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Which of these is a service most likely provided by a local government?

• Maintaining the highways

• Sending an ambulance to accidents

• Providing free meals to school children

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What is the name of the person who serves with the mayor and city manager of a city government?

• City Coucil Member

• A Judge

• The president

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In a school setting, who is like the president, the leader of the school?

• teacher

• principal

• counsler

3 Levels of Government

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There are three levels of government.

• City (local)

• State

• National (Federal)

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How many Levels of Government are there?

• 12

• 4

• 3

• 1

National (Federal) Powers Include:

• Print money

• Declare war

• Enter into treaties with foreign governments.

• Make laws that enforce the Constitution

• Collect taxes

What else does the federal government do?

• maintains National Parks

• maintain highways

• maintains the military

• funds the post office

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Check the things the federal government is in charge of

• National Parks

• Printing money

• Dog licences

• Dealing with other countries

State Powers Include:

• Regulate trading with other states.

• Issues licenses

• Hold elections

• Provide public health and safety

• Collect taxes

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What else does the state government do?

• gives driver's licences

• takes care of state parks

• teacher and other job certifications

• highway patrol

• emergency organizations

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If you wanted to get a driver's licence you would get it through the

• Federal Government

• State Government

• City Government

Local (City) Powers Include:

• Providing police, fire fighters, and education to citizens.

• Provide electricity, water, and trash disposal.

• Make and take care of local parks.

• Planning for new stores/businesses, and layout of the city.

• Collect taxes

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If you wanted to get a permit to have a party in a local park, you would apply to

• the Federal (National) government

• The state government

• the city government

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The leader of the State Government is called

• Mayor

• Governor

• President

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The leader of the Federal Government is called

• Mayor

• Govenor

• President

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The leader of the City Government is called

• Mayor

• Govenor

• President

Government

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Why do we need a government?

• Laws

• Services

Laws

• Laws are rules that are created to help keep us safe

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Services

• Services are provided to us from the government like police, mail carriers, libraries, etc

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The government creates laws to help keep us safe.

• True

• False

The United States is a constitutional republic

The Americans needed a plan to bring the country together

• As a result, they wrote the U.S. Constitution

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The __________ was a plan for government that would bring the country together.

• United States Constitution

• Deceleration of Independence

• Texas Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Three Branches of Government

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Legislative Branch

• Also called congress

• Make laws

• Collect taces

• Write bills that get sent to the president

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Located in the Capitol Building

Executive Branch

• Signs and vetoes laws

• Directs national defense

• Works with leaders of other countries to discuss and help solve problems

• President, vice president, and cabinet

• Located in the White House

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Judicial Branch

• Made up of judges and courts

• Lead by supreme court and 9 justices

• Makes sure laws are fair

• Decisions made by supreme court are final

• Highest court in the nation

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Which branch of government makes laws?

• Executive

• Supreme Court

• Judicial

• Legislative

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Which branch of government decides if laws are fair?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judaical

• Congress

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Who is the head of the executive branch at the state level of government?

• Mayor

• Governor

• President

• Justice

The Legislative branch is also called congress

• Congress meet in the Capitol Building

Congress has two parts:

• Senate and House of Representatives

• The size of the House of Representatives is determined by population of each state

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Which national leaders meet in the United States Capitol?

• The Cabinet

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

• Governors and Mayors

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Which part of Congress has its size determined by the population of each state?

• the Cabinet

• House of Representatives

• the Senate

• the Supreme Court

3 Levels of Government:

• Local

• State

• National

Local Government

• Cities and towns

• Mayor

• Police and fire department, local parks, schools, libraries, takes care of roads, puts up signs, collects taxes, etc

State Government

• Each state has a government that runs it

• Lead by Governor

• Decides rules for voting, state parks, collects taxes, etc

National Government

• President, members of congress, and Supreme Court are all leaders of National Government

• The national government provides services that local and state government do not like: printing money and making coins and running the United States Post Office

• Whole United States

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3 The national government is made up of the president, members of Congress, and—

• the mayors

• the governors

• the council

• the Supreme Court

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What is a service that the national government provides but other levels of government do not?

• Collecting taxes

• Printing paper money and making coin

• Clearing snow from the roads

• Setting up fire departments

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Which level of government serves a city or town?

• National

• Executive

• State

• Local

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What is a service that a local government can provide?

• Building and fixing roads

• Providing and maintaining a military

• Running the United States Postal Service

• Printing paper money and making coins

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The three levels of government are local, state, and ________.

• mayor

• governor

• federal

• city

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How does government pay for public services?

• credit cards

• taxes

• it doesn't

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The ______ government makes laws that affect the entire country.

• local

• state

• federal

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The ______government makes laws that affect Louisiana.

• local

• state

• federal

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The ______government makes laws that affect your community.

• local

• state

• federal

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The following are all responsibilities of Louisiana state government except... (select one)

• set highway speed limits and enforce them

• collect taxes to pay for services

• run local court systems

• establish and operate state court systems

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The following are all responsibilities of the parish or city government except... (select one)

• collect taxes to pay for local services

• build highways, airports, and ports

• oversee local garbage and waste disposal

• build local streets and fill potholes

Multiple Choice

Public services are porvided by state and local governments. Which of the following is NOT a service provided by these governements?

• haircuts

• libraries

• roads

• recycling

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A garbage truck picks up your trash.

• Local
• State
• Federal

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You go to get your drivers license and license plate.

• Local
• State
• Federal

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A military base is built near Kansas City. 

• Local
• State
• Federal

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You call 9-1-1 when your house is on fire

• local
• state
• federal

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Citizens want to build a new park in a city

• local
• state
• federal

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Teachers take a test to get certified to teach in Missouri 

• local
• state
• federal

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Mail to a relative in Iowa is sent from a United States Post Office in Missouri 

• local
• state
• federal

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Citizens want to renovate the city pool.

• Local
• State
• Federal

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Who is the leader at the local level?

• president
• mayor
• police officer
• governor

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What are the 3 types of government?

• national, city, and capital
• local, state, and national
• state, city, and nation

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Who runs the state government?

• governor
• president
• police
• mayor

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Who runs the national government?

• mayor
• governor
• president

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Who decides who will be president?

• citizens
• the governor
• the president

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Who elects the mayor of a city?

• governor
• president
• government
• people who live in the city

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Who decides who will be governor?

• police officer
• people who live in the state
• president

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A president is in charge of a _______________________.

• city

• state

• country

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A mayor is in charge of a _____________.

• city

• state

• country

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A governor leads a ______________________.

• city

• state

• country

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The 3 levels of government are the national, the state, and the ________________________ levels.

• local

• community

• park

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A government is a group of people that sets rules and runs a _______________________.

• bank

• community

• school

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A _________________________ government can be in charge of collecting taxes and making laws for the country.

• local

• state

• national

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One of the ____________________'s jobs is to help fund schools in the state.

• governor

• mayor

• president

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One of the _______________________'s jobs is to help create laws for the country.

• governor

• mayor

• president

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A _________________________'s job might include leading the police and fire service.

• governor

• mayor

• president

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It is important to have rules and _________________ to help our community stay safe.

• laws

• government

• taxes

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The different levels of _____________________ help our community run smoothly.

• laws

• government

• taxes

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The government gets money to build schools, hospitals, and roads by collecting ____________________.

• trash

• rules

• taxes