Post your thoughts on the following:
- What are the three branches of the government?
- Provide examples of each at the federal, state, and local levels.
- How do they work together? Avoid duplicating what other members of your group have posted.
- List the names, office (Senate, Congress/House), and party affiliation of the individuals who represent you at the Federal level of government. Include the link to the webpage containing the information. Use official “.gov” websites to find this information.
- List the names, office, and party affiliation of the individuals who represent you at the State level of government. Include the link to the webpage containing this information. Use official “.gov” websites to find this information.
The three branches of government are legislative, judicial,
and executive.
Examples of the
executive federal level are: The President, Vice President and all the cabinet
members. Examples of the legislative federal level are: House of
Representatives, and Senate. Examples of the judicial federal level is the
court system. There are three different kinds of courts in the federal judicial
system. The lowest level is the district courts. The second level is the court
of appeals. The top level is the Supreme Court.
Examples of the state legislative level are: The House of
Representatives who are elected to represent the people and make laws that meet
their needs. The Senate who are elected to represent the people and make laws
that meet their needs. Examples of the state executive level are: Governor who
is elected by the people to enforce state laws and act as the state's leader.
Under the Governor in this branch are the following: State Treasurer who is
responsible for the state's money, State Auditor who writes checks for the
state, Commissioner of schools and public lands who manages state lands for
schools, Lieutenant Governor who is the Governor's partner and President of the
Senate, Secretary of State who is the state's official record keeper, Attorney
General who is the chief legal officer of the state. Examples of the state
judicial level are: The state Supreme Court who are appointed by the Governor
and approved by the legislature, Circuit Courts are the trial courts of the
state, Magistrates hear cases that are less important.
Examples of the local government have to be granted power by
the state and consist of elected individuals such as the mayor, and city
council. Local government is two levels which are county, and municipal.
Municipals are usually responsible for parks, recreation, fire departments,
police, housing services and emergency medical just to name a few.
Jim Jordan represents me in the House of Representatives. He
is a Republican. The link to him is http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml#oh
Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Rob Portman (R-OH) are my
Senators. The link for them is http://senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=OH
Ohio State's Governor is John Kasich. His political
affiliation is Republican. The
Lieutenant Governor is Mary Taylor. Her political affiliation is Republican. The Ohio State Attorney General is Mike
DeWine. His political affiliation is Republican. The state Auditor is Dave Yost. His political
affiliation is Republican. Secretary of State for
Ohio is Jon Husted. His political affiliation is Republican. The State Treasurer for Ohio is Josh Mandel.
His political affiliation is Republican.
The link to find out more about the Ohio State government is http://www.ohio.gov/government/#tog
using this link provides a direct link to each area, department, or office.
References:
House of Representatives, (2011). Retrieved from http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml#oh
Ohio Government, (2011).
Retrieved from http://www.ohio.gov/government/#tog
Senate, (2011). Retrieved from http://senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=OH
The Three Branches of Government, (2011). Retrieved from http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110221/
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