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Study Guide State Government Social Studies, Grade 4
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STATE
GOVERNMENT
State
government
is
much
like
the
federal
government.
There
are
3
branches:
executive,
legislative
and
judicial.
This
gives
a
system
of
checks
and
balances,
to
make
sure
that
no
one
party
gets
too
much
power.
Each
state
has
its
own
Constitution.
The
executive
branch
is
led
by
the
Governor.
He
or
she
serves
a
4
year
term
and
has
many
jobs:
•
Give
speeches,
including
the
“State
of
the
State”
•
Work
with
the
lieutenant
governor
•
Travel
around
the
state
•
Have
ideas
and
plans
•
Propose
the
state
budget
•
Propose
other
laws
and
policies
•
Serve
as
leader
of
political
party
•
Support
other
people
in
the
party
•
Commander
in
chief
of
armed
forces
•
Fill
empty
positions
in
the
government
•
Sign,
amend,
veto,
or
send
bills
back
to
the
legislature
The
legislative
branch
is
made
up
of
the
legislature.
There
are
two
houses—the
Senate
and
the
House
of
Representatives
(assembly).
They
are
called
legislators.
The
main
job
of
this
branch
is
to
propose
and
make
new
laws
for
the
state.
The
judicial
branch
has
many
different
types
of
courts,
including
state
Supreme
Court,
appellate
courts,
and
circuit
courts.
This
branch
has
to
apply
the
laws
to
new
cases.
Here
are
some
ways
that
citizens
can
be
involved
in
state
government:
Contact
state
officials
by
web,
mail,
phone,
Register
to
vote:
must
be18
years
old,
a
U.S.
citizen,
and
state
resident
Vote
in
primary
and
general
elections
Work
in
the
Legislature
as
a
Legislative
page
Work
in
one
of
the
many
departments
(transportation,
parks
and
recreation,
etc.)
Complete
jury
duty
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Try
This!
Circle
the
things
that
must
be
true
about
people
who
want
to
vote
in
the
state
of
Vermont.
U.S.
citizen
Democrat
resident
of
Vermont
Age
15
at
least
age
18
Republican
Healthy
eaters
resident
of
Ohio
Green
Party
Cross
out
jobs
that
are
not
done
by
the
Governor.
Propose
the
budget
decide
criminal
cases
make
new
laws
Impeach
the
president
Veto
bills
give
speeches
Draw
lines
to
connect
the
branch
of
government
with
the
people
involved
in
that
branch.
Executive
judges
Governor
Legislative
senators
legislators
Judicial
Supreme
Court
judges
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