Taxes & Government

Taxes pay for goods and services, including:
Parks Fire Department
Roads Police Department
Schools
Libraries
The Military

The Legislative Branch

Congress resides in the legislative branch

The House of Representative and the Senate makes up Congress

Federal Branch of Government

On the national executive level of government the President is the leader of the country, the Governor is the leader of the state executive level, the Mayor is the leader of the city executive level

The federal branch of government is also called the national branch of government

State Executive Level Branch of Government

On the national executive level of government the President is the leader of the country, the Governor is the leader of the state executive level, the Mayor is the leader of the city executive level

Your state's governor is Brian Kemp - he is the Governor of Georgia and is part of the Executive Branch of State Government

Judicial Branch

The judicial branch makes sure the laws are fair. They also make sure that laws are interpreted and constitutional.

All courts fall under the judicial branch
National - Supreme Court
State - State Court
Local - County Court

Executive Branch of Government

Executive branch enforces laws

It also consist of the President, Vice President, and Cabinet members

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Florida and Georgia both use water from the same river. The governor of Florida thinks that Georgians are using too much water. The governor of Georgia disagrees. The governors cannot agree on who owns the water.

When Congress pass laws, everyone who lives in the United States must follow them.

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Recently, the president signed a bill into law. The law makes all schools in the United States teach the same thing to students. Many people do not think that the federal government has the power to control what schools can teach. They think that the law is unconstitutional because the Constitution gives that power to the states.