Your State Government
What do you know about your state government and its constitution?
Goal:
Goal:
You have been learning about our federal government (what runs our country). Now it is time to learn about the state and local government. Below the federal government is the state government. Any power the federal government does not have goes to the states.
A state government follows the same model as the federal government. They have 3 branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The executive branch is the governor, legislative is the house and congress and the judicial includes the courts including a state supreme court.
Each state has their own constitution. State constitutions talk about how the state is going to run, what laws must be abided and the set-up of the government. State constitutions are normally longer and have more rules than the national constitution.
You Try It!
What do you know about your state government?
- Find out who the governor of your state is.
- Have an adult help you look up some interesting things in your state constitution that could be specific to your state. Write down your findings and submit them to your teacher.
Write a summary of what you learned from interviewing this person. How does what you learned help you feel more connected to your community?