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Major Responsibilities of Governments, Municipalities, 1787 - Coggle…
Major Responsibilities of Governments
State Government/ Branches of Goverment
three branches
Executive
president
Vice President
headed by a governor
States reserve the right to organize in any way
legislative
Senate
House of Representatives
approves a states budge, initiates tax legislation, articles of impeachment
judicial
led by the state supreme court
focuses on correcting errors made in lower courts
No trials, normally binding
has nine supreme court justices
Local Governments
Government and Civics
Forms of Government
Monarchy
Kind or queen is Head of State
Parliamentary systems
executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature
Oligarchy
Ruled by a few people or families
Democracy
Elected by citizen by voting
Federalism
Same territory is controlled by two levels of goverment
Dictatorship
One person possesses absolute power
Declaration of Independence
1776
Natural Rights
people have certain inalienable rights, including Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Equality
all men are created equal
Civic Duty
individuals have a civic duty to defend these rights for themselves and others
Popular Sovereignty
that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men
Constitution
basic principles and laws of the nation, state, or social group.
Municipalities
Responsibilities
parks and recreation
police and fire departments
Housing services
municipal courts
transportation services
defined as
Cities, towns, villages, townships
1787
principles
limited government: limited to protect the peoples rights
separation of powers: split between 3 branches
checks and balances: each branch has some power over the other 2
federalism: national and state governments share power
individual rights: we have the rights the governments cannot take
republicanism: people vote for representatives to run the government
popular sovereignty: the people have the power in the goverment