Here is the the legislative worksheet:
Local
Legislative
|
Board of
Supervisors
|
County
|
Town
Council
|
Towns
|
City
Council
|
City
|
Makes
laws for County
|
State
Legislative
|
General
Assembly
|
Makes
laws for Virginia
|
National
Legislative
|
U.S.
Congress
|
Makes
laws for whole nation
|
House of
Delegates
|
Virginia
Senate
|
House of
Representatives
|
Senate
|
Here is executive:
Local
Executive
|
County
Administrator
|
Mayor
|
Executes,
enforces and administers laws in counties
|
Executes,
enforces and administers laws in towns or cities
|
State
Executive
|
Governor
|
Lieutenant
Governor
|
Executes,
enforces and administers laws in state
|
National
Executive
|
The
President
|
The Vice
President
|
Executes,
enforces and administers laws for entire nation
|
Senate
|
Here is Judicial:
Local Judicial
|
Local
courts
|
Interprets
laws for county and punishes law breakers for county
|
State
Judicial
|
VA
Supreme Court
|
VA
District Court
|
VA Court
of Appeals
|
VA
Circuit Court
|
Juvenile
and Domestic Relations Court
|
Interprets
laws for state and punishes law breakers for state
|
National
Judicial
|
The US
Supreme Court
|
US
District Court
|
US Court
of Appeals
|
Interprets
laws for nation and punishes law breakers for nation
|
I had students cycle through each branch. After this I gave each student a copy of the worksheet you find below. I like to have the students use two color highlighters- one color to highlight the action (make, appoint, approve) and then another to highlight the key word for the level (country, D.C., Richmond, county). Then the student is to determine what is the name that corresponds to the branch and level.
Name: _________________________________ Date:
______________ Period: _______________
Directions: Read each sentence. Decided which branch (Legislative, executive
or Judicial) is being described.
Write L, E, or J in the box. Then decide which level of government is
being represented. Your choices are N
(National), S (State) or L (Local). Then
name the person or group being described.
Branch
|
Level
|
Descriptor
|
Name
|
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1
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They make the laws for the country.
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2
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They prepare the biennial budget.
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3
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They approve the annual budget.
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4
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They make the laws for Bedford County.
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5
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They decide if laws are
Constitutional.
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6
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They debate laws in the General
Assembly.
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7
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They are the Commander in chief of the
National Guard.
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8
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The top court meets in Washington, DC.
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9
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The Vice President is second in line.
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10
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They can veto laws that affect only VA
citizens.
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11
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They can appoint Supreme Court
Justices.
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12
|
They can declare war.
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13
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The middle level has no jury and only judges
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14
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They can over-ride vetoes for laws
that affect the entire country.
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15
|
They regulate land use.
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16
|
They are bicameral and meet in
Washington, D.C.
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17
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They prepare the annual budget.
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18
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Their main power is Judicial Review.
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Happy Teaching!
C
