Three Branches Of State Government
POLS 1101 – US GOVERNMENT
Take Home Test: UPLOAD TO D2L by April 27 in DropBox
1. Explain the Functions and Operations of State Government from the standpoint of each of the Three Branches of State Government.
a. Judicial Branch powers interpret federal laws and U.S. Constitution. They review the decisions of lower state and federal courts.
b. Legislative Branch powers pass all federal laws, pass the federal budget, declares war, and establish lower federal courts and the number of judges.
c. Executive Branch powers enforces federal laws and court orders, propose legislation to congress, make foreign treaties, nominate officers of the U.S. government and federal judges, serves as commander in chief of the armed forces, and pardon people …show more content…
Georgia has a Dual Executive, what exactly does that entail, and what is perhaps the principle purpose of this arrangement?
a. Georgia’s executive branch is headed by the Governor and his second in command is called the Lieutenant Governor. However, there are seven constitutionally elected executives: Lieutenant governor, Secretary of state, Attorney General, State school Superintendent, Commissioners of Agriculture, Insurance, and Labor. As well as the five member Public Service Commission. These officials can petition the State Supreme Court and declare that another official is unable to perform his or her duties. However, the main purpose for having each of the executive office is so that each power is expanded over to different departments of control rather just having one department over the control of all different departments.
3. How do state courts differ from the federal counterparts in terms of function and responsibility?
a. How are the judges selected and what are the criteria for the office?
4. Describe the Evolution of the Media: From Print, Radio, Television and the Internet
a. Print, the first colonial newspapers was printed in …show more content…
Political parties is an organized group with shared goals and ideals that joins together to run candidates for office and exercise political and electoral powers. Often political parties achieves their common goals by gaining political power and using it. Meanwhile, Interest group is a group of people who try to influence policymakers in order to achieve their common goals. Interest groups usually works for the interest of the public, where they either work to support a decision taken by the ruling party or to oppose it. Overall, political parties tend to work much more in agreements, while the interest groups seem to work for certain interests. In addition, the difference between interest groups and political parties is that interest groups do not rank their representatives in the
Take Home Test: UPLOAD TO D2L by April 27 in DropBox
1. Explain the Functions and Operations of State Government from the standpoint of each of the Three Branches of State Government.
a. Judicial Branch powers interpret federal laws and U.S. Constitution. They review the decisions of lower state and federal courts.
b. Legislative Branch powers pass all federal laws, pass the federal budget, declares war, and establish lower federal courts and the number of judges.
c. Executive Branch powers enforces federal laws and court orders, propose legislation to congress, make foreign treaties, nominate officers of the U.S. government and federal judges, serves as commander in chief of the armed forces, and pardon people …show more content…
Georgia has a Dual Executive, what exactly does that entail, and what is perhaps the principle purpose of this arrangement?
a. Georgia’s executive branch is headed by the Governor and his second in command is called the Lieutenant Governor. However, there are seven constitutionally elected executives: Lieutenant governor, Secretary of state, Attorney General, State school Superintendent, Commissioners of Agriculture, Insurance, and Labor. As well as the five member Public Service Commission. These officials can petition the State Supreme Court and declare that another official is unable to perform his or her duties. However, the main purpose for having each of the executive office is so that each power is expanded over to different departments of control rather just having one department over the control of all different departments.
3. How do state courts differ from the federal counterparts in terms of function and responsibility?
a. How are the judges selected and what are the criteria for the office?
4. Describe the Evolution of the Media: From Print, Radio, Television and the Internet
a. Print, the first colonial newspapers was printed in …show more content…
Political parties is an organized group with shared goals and ideals that joins together to run candidates for office and exercise political and electoral powers. Often political parties achieves their common goals by gaining political power and using it. Meanwhile, Interest group is a group of people who try to influence policymakers in order to achieve their common goals. Interest groups usually works for the interest of the public, where they either work to support a decision taken by the ruling party or to oppose it. Overall, political parties tend to work much more in agreements, while the interest groups seem to work for certain interests. In addition, the difference between interest groups and political parties is that interest groups do not rank their representatives in the