State Government
They make the laws
What are roles of the legislative leader?
Propose legislation
Approve or Veto bills
Gives a “state of the state” message
What is the role of the executive branch?
Carries out state laws
Appoints officials
Prepares a budget
Explain the case of Homer Plessy
Plessy was an African American who rode on a white train car, and then challenged the segregation laws
What right is protected by both FL constitution and US Constitution? (this law led to the killing of Trayvon Martin, and G. Zimmerman not being tried for it)
The right to bear arms
Express or implied powers belongs to who?
The Federal Govt
Within local government, legislative power belongs to whom?
Council
Judge and/or a jury listens to evidence and reaches a verdict
What was the verdict of the judicial branch
They determined that Plessy was wrong, due to separate but equal laws
Which phrase appears in the preamble of the Florida Constitution, but not the United States
Constitution
Being Grateful to Almighty God
What are concurrent powers?
Powers shared by the Federal and State Govt
What laws did the south have to keep people separate? And what case did these laws spurn on?
Segregation laws, let to the case of Plessy V Ferguson
Within local government, executive power belongs to whom?
Why was this case important
It allowed segregation to stay in place
Which public official is excluded from the FL cabinet
Lt Governor
What are reserved powers
Powers given to the state
What is a town meeting?
a gathering of local citizens to discuss and vote on important, decide how the town will be run
The council appoints what to handle their day-to-day duties?- This person can be fired
What were the name of the laws that kept segregation in place?
Jim Crow Laws
Which courts are part of the judicial system in FL
District Court of Appeals and Circuit Court
What are some things express powers do?
Coin money, declare war, conduct foreign policy
What are the 5 forms of local government?
Mayor Council
Council Manager
Commission
Elected Officials
Town Meetings
Name 3 elected officials in local government.
Clerk, coroner, sheriff
What case overturned segregation and separate but equal laws in the south
Brown V Board of Education