where laws come from
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Lawscome from
Where
(about 69 quick slides)
[summer 2010 version]
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Lawscome from
Lawmakers
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3 Levels of Lawmakers
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3 Levels of Lawmakers
Federal USA
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3 Levels of Lawmakers
Federal
State
USA
California
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3 Levels of Lawmakers
Federal
State
LocalCounty
City or
USA
California
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Federal LawsAffect everyone in the nation
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Federal Lawmakers:
U.S. House of RepresentativesU.S. Senate
Washington, D.C.
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Federal Lawmakers
FederalU.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
100 Senators 2 from each state
435 Representatives 1 from each “district”
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The 2 members of the U.S. Senate
that represent California are…
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
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The 1 member of the U.S. House of
Representatives that represents the area around
FHS is…
Doris Matsui
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Federal Lawmakers meet in the…
U.S. Capitol building
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Nation divided into…
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50 States
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StateAffect everyone in the state
Laws
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State Lawmakers:
State AssemblyState Senate
Sacramento
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State Lawmakers
StateState Senate
State Assembly
40 Senators 1 from each state senate “district”
80 Assemblymen/women 1 from each Assembly “district”
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The member of the California State Senate that
represents the area around FHS is…
FHS
State Senator
Darrell Steinberg
State Senate District 6
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The member of the California State Assembly that
represents the area around FHS is…
FHS
State Assembly District 10
State Assemblymember
Alyson Huber
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State Lawmakers meet in the…
State Capitol building
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States are divided into…
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Counties
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CountiesCalifornia has
58Counties
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CountyAffect everyone in the county
Laws
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County Lawmakers:
Board of Supervisors
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Counties don’t have capital cities
The Board of Supervisors
meet in a city designated the “county seat”
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For example, the county seat of San Joaquin County is Stockton.
The county seat of Stanislaus County is Modesto.
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The city of Sacramento is
the
“county seat”
for the county of Sacramento
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The Sacramento county Board of
Supervisors meet in the city of Sacramento
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The Board of Supervisors meet in the County
Administration building
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A County is divided into…
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DISTRICTS
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DISTRICTS
Sacramento County has
districts
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Districts don’t have names, like States or Counties—they are simply numbered
DISTRICTS
Sacramento County has
districts
5
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Local LawmakersCounty
Board of SupervisorsSacramento county has 5 Supervisors, 1 from each district
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The member of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors that represents
District 5 is
Supervisor
Don Nottoli
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Counties may
contain cities
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7Cities in
Sacramento
County
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7Cities in
Sacramento
County
FHS is not in a city
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7If you don’t
live in a city, you at least
live in a county
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Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County
FHS is just outside the Elk Grove city limits
Calvine Road
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How to tell if you’re in a city or just in a county…
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City Lawmakers:City Council
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The city of Elk Grove is divided into 5 districts
The City Council has 5 members
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Local Lawmakers
CityCity Council
Elk Grove has 5 Council members, 1 from each district
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City Council members meet in a building called… City Hall
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ReviewRegion example Where lawmakers meet
Country
State
County
USA
California
El Dorado3
U.S. Capitol building
State Capitol building
County Administration building
City
District
DistrictPlacerville
5City Hall
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Review
Region example Lawmakers
Country
State
County
District
USA
California
El Dorado
3
U.S. Senate/U.S. House of Rep.
State Senate/State Assembly
Board of Supervisors
CityDistrict
Placerville5
City Council
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Lawscome from
Lawmakers
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One of these people represents you. Who is it?
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One of these people represents you. Who is it?
Congresswoman Doris Matsui
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Supervisor Don Nottoli
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State Senator, Darrell Steinberg
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State Assemblymember, Alyson Huber
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U.S. House of Representatives, Doris Matsui
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U.S. Senator, Barbara Boxer
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State Senator, Darrell Steinberg
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Assignment:Answer the following questions on a separate
piece of paper:
1. How many people are on the Sacramento city council?
2. Who is the mayor of Sacramento?
3. Who is the mayor of Elk Grove?
4. What is the sales tax rate in San Francisco county?
5. What is the sales tax rate in Sacramento county?
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