Lawmaking
- 1. Lawmaking You and the Law 9/13/06
- 2. Sources of Law Constitutions •Courts Legislatures •Voters Lobbyists Administrative Agencies
- 3. Constitutions US is longest lasting written constitution in world Sets basic framework of gov. Lists gov’s powers Lists people’s freedoms
- 4. Framework of Federal Gov. Based on separation of powers Legislative Executive Judicial
- 5. Gov. Powers – Checks and Balances No one can be too powerful Congress can investigate executive branch Congress approves presidential appointments Presidential veto/Judicial Review
- 6. People’s Freedoms Bill of Rights
- 7. Federalism Federal gov. limited by power of states Constitution list what Fed. Gov. can do – states do the rest
- 8. State Gov. State Constitutions Three Branches at state level Bills of Rights
- 9. Changing a constitution Step 1 – 2/3 of both houses vote OR Const. Convention is called by 2/3 states
- 10. Const. Changes Step 2 – Change must be ratified by ¾ of states Recent attempts ?
- 11. Legislation 2 houses of Congress House of Reps. Senate Cities, towns make laws, too
- 12. Local, State, or Federal No parking on the east side of Main Street b/w 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Local
- 13. All person b/w the ages of 6 and 16 must attend school. State
- 14. All persons traveling on interstate airline carriers are subject to search before entering the airline departure area. Federal
- 15. No employer of more than 15 persons may discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. State/Federal
- 16. Clarity of Law Letter of the law Intent of lawmakers Individual sense of values