Our Government at WorkAn overview of:
• Federal (National)• State• Local
Three Branches of GovernmentLevel of
GovernmentExecutive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch
FEDERAL PresidentVice President
Congress:House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme CourtJustices are appointed
STATE Governor Lieutenant GovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralTreasurerSenate presidentSpeaker of the House
based on state’s population (LA has 7)
2 per state
Supreme Court (state)
District CourtsCourts of appeal
Family courtsParish courtsJustice of the peace courts*judges are
electedLOCAL Mayor City Council Mayor’s Court
Our Local Government
Federal
Governme
ntState Government
Local Government
Local Government
• Our voters come together to elect our mayor.• Deals with matters that affect our local
community.
Mayor Donald Villere
Local Government
• Executive Assistant, Marlaine Peachey, CMA
Local GovernmentDuties and responsibilities of the local government
• Fix pot holes• Fire department• Libraries • Local Police • Local parks such as Trail Head• Public Works• City Council
Local Government
• any misdemeanors go to Mayor’s Court:• Mandeville Mayor's Court is vested with jurisdiction over
misdemeanor traffic summonses, misdemeanor arrests and summonses for violations of the City of Mandeville Code of Ordinances issued by the Mandeville Police Department. A magistrate presides over court proceedings.
• Court is held once a month at 3:00 PM on the second Monday and Tuesday. If the Monday is a standard City of Mandeville holiday, court will be held the following day.
Our State Government
Federal
Governme
ntState Government
Local Government
Our State Government
• Issues state drivers license• Fishing and hunting license• Tax regulation• Education• Emergency services• Highway services• State patrol (state police)
Our State Government
• voters come together to elect our state governor
• Deals with matters that affect our state• Deals with matters that are not designated to
the nation Governor Bobby Jindal
Governor of Louisiana• The governor is elected for a four-year term and may serve only
two consecutive terms. Elections for governor and other statewide elected officials are held in the year prior to the presidential election, a practice which allows voters to consider national and state issues separately.
• A vacancy in the governor’s office is filled in the following order of succession: lieutenant governor, Secretary of State, attorney general, Treasurer, Senate president and speaker of the House. The successor serves the remainder of the governor’s term. The same order is followed when someone is needed in an emergency to act as governor if the governor and lieutenant governor are out of state
Governor of LouisianaJob Duties and Responsibilities
• Legislative Powers
• The governor is responsible for preparing and submitting to the legislature both a fiscal year operating budget and a five-year capital outlay program.
Governor of LouisianaJob Duties and Responsibilities
• Judicial Powers
• The governor has the right to grant reprieves, issue pardons, commute sentences, and return fines and forfeitures for crimes against the state. In this role, the governor serves as the court of last resort. Reprieves are delays in the imposition of a sentence. To commute a sentence is to reduce it, while a pardon is a full release from sentence.
Governor of LouisianaJob Duties and Responsibilities
• Military commander
• The governor is the commander-in-chief of the state’s military forces, except when they are called into federal service. The governor may call up the National Guard in emergencies to preserve law and order, suppress insurrection, or repel invasion. Louisiana’s forces are frequently called up to assist residents in floods and hurricanes.
• Executive branch agencies make rules about particular aspects of general policy.
Our State Government Lieutenant Governor, Jay Dardenne
• Duties:The Lieutenant Governor exercises powers delegated to [him] by the Governor as provided by law. [He] also serves as governor in the event of a vacancy in the office, if the Governor is unable to act as governor, or is out of state. Under the new constitution, the Lieutenant Governor no longer serves as ex-officio president of the Senate, but [he] is made an ex-officio member of each committee, board and commission on which the Governor serves. (Louisiana Constitution Article IV, Section 6) Additionally, the Lieutenant Governor serves as Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. These offices exist to preserve, showcase and market Louisiana's rich cultural heritage to those within and outside of our state. Additionally the Lieutenant Governor oversees two commissions which make recommendations to our elected officials, the Louisiana Serve Commission and the Louisiana Retirement Development Commission.
Lieutenant Governor…
• Qualifications:• Must be a qualified elector, at least 25 years old, and must be a
citizen of the United States and Louisiana for at least 5 years immediately preceding the date of qualification for office. (Louisiana Constitution Article IV, Section 2)
• Term:• Four years. May succeed [himself] for an unlimited number of
terms. (Louisiana Constitution Article IV, Section 3)
Our National Government
Federal
Governme
ntState Government
Local Government
Our National GovernmentExecutive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch
• Heads the military• Heads foreign relations• Makes/signs treaties• Signs bills into effect• Vetoes bills• Appoints cabinet
members• Appoints Supreme
Court Justices• President• Vice President• Secretary of State• The cabinet• Declare war
• Divided into 2 Parts• Senate & House
• Decides if laws are “Constitutional”
• Are appointed for life by the President
• Can be impeached by Congress
• 9 Supreme Court Justices
Senate House
• can approve or reject treaties and presidential nominations for government offices.
• Introduce bills
• creates spending bills
• gives census every 10 years
• Introduce bills
Federal Executive Branch
Obama- president Biden- vice president
The Cabinet The White House
Federal Legislative Branch
• Capital Hill- where laws a drafted by House & Senate
Congress: House & Senate
Federal Judicial Branch
• 9 Supreme Court Justices
Supreme Court
• “ Let Freedom Ring”…
Power to the People
Your Task:
• Design an Anchor Chart/Poster on your assigned government level
• Include who- who heads it what- what do they do and what branch do they “check” where- where do they reside where do they fit in and other- extra useful info