Federal Government
The President, Vice President, and Cabinet are part of this branch of Federal Government
What is Executive Branch?
Executive Branch
What is the Governor of Washington who lives in Olympia during his/hers 4 year term. Jay Inslee is WA governor and has the special ability to veto laws, which the President cannot do.
Legislative
What is the County Council that serves for 4 year terms and is made up of 9 members.
Legislative?
7 members are on the City Council and are elected by voters for 4 years.
Federal Government Powers?
-National Defense/ Military
-Regulate Foreign trade and trade between states
-Admitting new states
-Establish post offices
-Taxtation
-Print Money
-Treaties with foreign countries
-Making Laws nessasary
How many people are on the Supreme Court? What is the branch? How long are they appointed for and how are they appointed?
What is 9? What is Judicial Branch? What is For Life and by the President?
Judicial Branch
What is 9 judges that make up the washington state supreme court that are elected by voters.
County collects taxes for...
Police and Fire
Protect Public Health
Libraries
Water,Sewage, and waste.
Executive?
A Mayor and Deputy Mayor that are selected from the city council.
Bill of Rights?
Guarantees government cannot take away individual liberties
EX. Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, assembly, right to bear arms, and to trial.
What is Checks and Balances?
What is the process of approving the nominees of the Supreme Court made by the President. Congress must approve of the nominee in order for them to join the Supreme Court.
WA state Supreme Court
9 judges that interpret and decide what a law means and if it follows the WA state consitution
Executive?
One County Executive who serves for 4 years. Only King county and Pierce County has a county executive.
City Services in the city? District services?
Police Fire Water Sewage
Parks Libraries Roads Hospitals
WA Constitution?
Made is 1889. It is 70 pages long and has had over 100 Amendments. 3 branches seperation of powers and checks and balances. WA capital is in Olympi
Legislative Branch and Washington
What is Senate and House. There are a total of 100 Senators, 2 from each state, and a total of 435 representatives, the number varies on the population of the state. We have 10 representatives from WA. The Senators and House makes the laws.
Legislative Branch
A group of 49 senators, one from each district that serve four year terms, and a group of 98 representatives, 2 from each district that serve 2 year terms. They make our laws.
Judicial?
County Superior Court varies on the number of people but they all serve 4 years. They are elected by the people.
Judicial?
City Council Municipal Court in Bothell and Redmond. Consists of a various number of people that are elected for 4 years
Levels of government?
Federal
State
County
City
Special Districts
10th Amendments
Federal only has specific powers, any other powers belong to the states
Powers
Establish and maintain schools
Conduct Electors
Regulate Buisness within state
Make marriage laws
Provide Public Safety
5 responsiblities
Road Maintence Services Negotiating Contracts
County Budget Enacting Ordiances
Districts
provide special services like school districts.
school districts get money from state, federal, and local goverments. Local Levies and bonds. Levies must pass by 60%. School districts have a superintendent hired by the school board.
The US contistution
Supreme Law of the Land