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