1 / 28

Unit 7 State and Local Government with Comparative Politics Unit Objectives ;

Unit 7 State and Local Government with Comparative Politics Unit Objectives ; 31D-evaluate direct democracy by the initiative and referendum process. 31E- demonstrate knowledge of the organizations of the 3 branches of state and local government.

bond
Download Presentation

Unit 7 State and Local Government with Comparative Politics Unit Objectives ;

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Unit 7 State and Local Government with Comparative Politics Unit Objectives; 31D-evaluate direct democracy by the initiative and referendum process. 31E- demonstrate knowledge of the organizations of the 3 branches of state and local government

  2. 31F- identify current state and local government officials. 31G- examine the powers of state and local governments, their sources of revenue, the services they provide, and the relationship between state and local governments.

  3. 31D- evaluate direct democracy by the initiative and referendum process. Direct Democracy- when people vote to make decisions directly instead of having a representative vote for them. A. Initiative– in 17 states voters can propose constitutional amendments through the initiative process.

  4. In 24 states voters can use the initiative to propose ordinary statutes. Two types of initiatives; Direct Initiative – proposal goes directly to the voters in a general election. Indirect Initiative – proposal goes to legislature first. If it is not approved by legislature, it can go directly to voters.

  5. B.Referendum – process where a legislative measure is referred directly to the State’s voters for final approval or rejection. 3 Types; Mandatory Referendum – requires that a measure be taken directly to the voters for FINAL approval or rejection. In each state but Delaware, proposed constitutional amendments must be submitted to voters.

  6. Referendums are usually mandatory when they involve borrowing money by government. Ex; Bond Referendums, Constitutional Amendments 2. Optional Referendums – when the State Legislatures allow the voters to vote voluntarily. Very rare and usually involve “hot potato” issues because lawmakers do not want to take the responsibility of handling the issue. Ex; Property Tax Hikes, landfills, airports

  7. 3. Popular Referendum – when voters demand an issue be brought to them, via a petition, for a vote. Ex; Alcohol sales, Sunday liquor sales, liquor by the drink, lottery, paramutual gambling, casinos, dog racing, horse racing, etc….

  8. 31E- demonstrate knowledge of the organizations of the 3 branches of state and local government • Georgia; • Governor – Sonny Perdue • Lt. Governor- Casey Cagle • Attorney General – Thurbert E. Baker

  9. Commissioner of Agriculture – Tommy Irvin • Commissioner of Labor – Michael Thurmond • Insurance Commissioner – John Oxendine • Public Service Commissioners – Stan Wise, Bobby Baker, Chuck Eaton, Doug Everett, Angela Speir

  10. Secretary of State – Karen Handel • State School Superintendent – Kathy Cox • Speaker of the Georgia House ofRepresentatives – David Ralston • President Pro Tempore of Georgia Senate - Eric Johnson

  11. Gwinnett County has a County System with a County Commission System and Cities and Townships. • County Police, Sheriff as well as City Police Systems. • Gwinnett County has a court system as do some cities.

  12. Cities within Gwinnett County; • Berkeley Lake • Buford • Dacula • Duluth • Grayson • Lawrenceville • Lilburn • Norcross • Snellville • Sugar Hill • Suwanee

  13. Gwinnett County has Commission System; • Commission Chairman – Charles Bannister • Commission Members; • District 1 – Shirley Lasseter • District 2 – Bert Nasuti • District 3 – Mike Beaudreau • District 4 – Kevin Kennerly

  14. Snellville City Government; • Mayor – Jerry Oberholtzer • Council Members; • Post 1- Kelly Kautz • Post 2 – Tod Warner • Post 3 – Tom Witts • Post 4 – Barbara Bender • Post 5 – Mike Sabbagh

  15. Snellville City Council

  16. Gwinnett County Board of • Education; • Louis Radloff • District V • Berkmar • Meadowcreek • Parkview

  17. District 1; Carol Boyce • Central • Dacula • Grayson

  18. District II • Dan Seckinger • Mill Creek • Collins Hill • North Gwinnett • Peachtree Ridge

  19. District III • Dr. Mary K. Murphy • Duluth • Norcross

  20. District IV • Dr. Robert McClure • Brookwood • South • Shiloh

More Related