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GOVERNMENT RE-TEACH

Learn about the four main steps of the legislative process - Drafting/Introduction, Committee Consideration, Floor Consideration, and Governor Consideration. Discover the branches of government – Legislative, Judicial, and Executive – and their roles in making, interpreting, and enforcing laws. Explore separation of powers, checks and balances, primary and general elections, constitutional amendments, and the functions of appellate courts, prosecutors, and mediators.

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GOVERNMENT RE-TEACH

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  1. GOVERNMENT RE-TEACH TAKE NOTES!

  2. The Legislative Process Four MAIN steps: • Drafting/Introduction • Committee Consideration • Floor Consideration • Governor Consideration

  3. Appointed/Elected The Governor (Executive Branch) appoints… The citizens elect…

  4. BRANCHES • LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (General Assembly, Congress, Senate) – Makes laws • JUDICIAL BRANCH (court system) – Interprets laws • EXECUTIVE BRANCH (Governor, President) – Enforces laws • Different branches have different powers due to SEPARATION OF POWERS • One branch can overrule another comes from CHECKS AND BALANCES

  5. ELECTIONS • PRIMARY ELECTION – parties decide who will represent them in the general election (same party) • GENERAL ELECTION – voters decide who will represent them in a political office

  6. The Constitution • An AMENDMENT changes the constitution • The ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION outlines the powers of the government

  7. APPELLATE COURTS hear appeals (reviews errors in lower courts) • The attorney who represents the state in criminal cases is called the PROSECUTOR • A MEDIATOR can help resolve an issue to avoid a trial

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