State and Local Government Test Review

Create/Write/Make laws

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

• Supreme Court

Enforce laws

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• Supreme Court

Interpret laws, declare constitutional or unconstitutional (judicial review), settle disputes over the law.

• Legislative branch

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Supreme Court

Municipal

• City/Local

• State

• Nation

• Continent

Shared powers between the national and state government.

• Federalism

• Confederalism

• Unitary

• Democracy

"Federal" refers to the...

• National government (USA)

• State governments (FL etc.)

• Local governments (Orlando etc.)

• United Nations (UN)

President, Vice President, Cabinet

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• Florida Supreme Court

Governor, Lieut Governor, Department leaders

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• Court of Appeals

A law, usually of a city or county

• ordinance

• public policy

• statute

• charter

A law written by the legislative branch of a state

• ordinance

• statute

• home rule

• charter