Local State National Legislative Congress Senate House of

Local State National Legislative Congress - Senate - House of representatives General Assembly - Senate - House of delegates Board of Supervisors Council Executive President - Vice President - Cabinet Governor - Lt. Governor - Cabinet Manager county - hired Mayor city/town

Virginia Courts Va Supreme Court -appeals Justices -limited-original Va Court of Appeals -appeals Judges Circuit -felonies -civil case (hi $) -appeals General District -misdemeanors -civil case (lo $) Judge & Jury Juvenile & Dom. Relations Judge

NATIONAL General Assembly Governor Delegates Lt. Governor of Virginia

State Legislative (General Assembly) • Make Laws • Approve budget 2 L • Elect Judges

State Executive Branch (governor) • Enforce laws • Prepares the Budget • Appoints cabinet members • Grants pardons • Administers Bureaucracy –“run the government”

Bill proposed Introduced in House #1 Sent to Committee in House #1 Debated & Voted on in House #1 Bill Governor Signs or Vetoes Debated & Voted on in House #2 Sent to Committee in House #2 Introduced in House #2

What do they have in common? Sheriff Clerk of the Circuit Court They Are Elected Treasurer Commissioner of the Revenue

Most Power National State Tension exists between the National and State Gov’t Local

Tensions We need to help the poor. States must provide welfare to the needy. What? We can’t afford that! National Too Bad. State

National State • Foreign Policy (war) • Regulate Commerce (business) • Foreign countries • Between states • • Schools Public Health (Medicaid /Medicare) Public Safety (police, firefighters) Public Welfare • Serve local residents needs Local

What is an Ordinance? ORDINANCE

Local State National Legislative Executive Congress - Senate - House of representatives - Lt. Governor - Cabinet Biennial (2 years) Budget Board of Supervisors Council - Vice President - Cabinet Governor General Assembly - Senate - House of delegates President Manager county - hired Mayor city/town

National Constitution Why does the State & Local government get power? th 10 State WHERE does the power come from? Local

th 10 amendment -reserves powers for the states Constitution th 10

State School Board Power run the school