Lawmakers2011

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Lawscome from

Where

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Lawscome from

Lawmakers

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3 Levels of Lawmakers

Federal

State

LocalCounty

City or

USA

California

Levels of Govt

Lawmaker Groups Representatives

1—Federal

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senator Dianne FeinsteinU.S. Senator Barbara Boxer

U.S. Congresswoman Doris Matsui

2—State State SenateState Assembly

State Senator Darrell SteinbergState Assemblywoman Alyson Huber

3—Local County Board of Supervisors Supervisor Don Nottoli

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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


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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U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein(1 min, 5 sec)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLxMaHNnUqo

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U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer(1min, 3 sec)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvq9UaJ2E70

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U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer(4min, 30sec)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE_jGD5nZ6U

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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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Representative Doris Matsui (2min, 30 sec)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNkIv0_6Ysw

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Federal Lawmakers meet in the…

U.S. Capitol building

Welcome, Business Law!

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Do you know who this is?

Today’s Agenda:1.Review Federal lawmakers2.State lawmakers3.Local lawmakers

Federal Lawmakers

100 Senators 435 House of Representatives

Federal Lawmakers

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100 Senators

Federal Lawmakers


Federal Lawmakers

2 from each state

1 from each “district”

435 House of Representatives

435 Districts


Federal Lawmakers


Federal Lawmakers

“Congress”

Our Federal Lawmakers

Our Federal LawmakersU.S. Senators Congresswoman


Feinstein


FeinsteinBoxer


FeinsteinBoxer Matsui

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Federal

State

LocalCounty

City or

USA

California

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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”

Levels of Govt


1—Federal

U.S. Senate







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40 Senate40 Senate 80 Assembly80 Assembly

State LawmakersState Lawmakers

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40 State Senate Districts

http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/districts/senatedistricts.html

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40 State Senate Districts

http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/districts/senatedistricts.html

We’re in State Senate District 6

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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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State Senator Darrell Steinberg

55 secs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSED-Z1_HAQ



SteinbergSteinberg

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80 State Assembly Districts

http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/districts/assemblydistricts.html

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80 State Assembly Districts

We’re in State Assembly District 10

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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 Assemblymember Alyson Huber

(2:17)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6kDNysfOh4



SteinbergSteinberg



SteinbergSteinberg HuberHuber

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State Lawmakers meet in the…

State Capitol building

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Federal

State

LocalCounty

City or

USA

California

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States are divided into…

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CountiesCalifornia has

58Counties

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Sacramento County

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CountyAffect everyone in the county

Laws

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County Lawmakers:

Board of Supervisors

Levels of Govt


1—Federal

U.S. Senate







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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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The county seat of Humboldt County is the city of Eureka.

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Sacramento County

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7Cities in

Sacramento

County

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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

700 H Street, Sacramento

Amador County Administration Building

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Placer County Administration Building

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Yuba County Administration Building

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Yolo County Administration Building

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Napa County Administration Building

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Los Angeles County Administration Building

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Plumas County Administration Building

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San Joaquin County Administration Building

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Alameda County Administration Building

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A County is divided into…

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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

http://www.bos.saccounty.net/district5/district5.html

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http://elkgrove.patch.com/articles/supervisor-don-nottolis-district-5-could-lose-up-to-70000-residents#video-5713131

Supervisor

Don Nottoli

(2:45)

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Federal

State

LocalCounty

City or

USA

California

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Counties may

contain cities

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7Cities in

Sacramento

County

FHS is not in a city

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Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County

FHS is just outside the Elk Grove city limits

Calvine Road

How to tell if you’re in a city or just in a county…

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http://www.odmp.org/agency/3412-sacramento-police-department-california

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City Lawmakers:City Council

Levels of Govt


1—Federal

U.S. Senate






3—Local

County Board of Supervisors

ORCity Council

Supervisor Don Nottoli

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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

Sacramento City Hall

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San Francisco City Hall

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Placerville City Hall

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Folsom City Hall

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Citrus Heights City Hall

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Fresno City Hall

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Redding City Hall

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Bakersfield City Hall

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Santa Barbara City Hall

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Carmel City Hall

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Oakland City Hall

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Levels of Govt


1—Federal

U.S. Senate






3—Local


ORCity Council


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Levels of Govt

Lawmaker Groups Meeting place

1—Federal

U.S. Senate


U.S. Capitol inWashington, D.C.


State Capitol inSacramento

3—Local


ORCity Council

County Administration Building

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

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U.S. Senate/U.S. House of Rep.

State Senate/State Assembly

Board of Supervisors

CityDistrict

Placerville5

City Council

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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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http://feinstein.senate.gov/03photo-gallery1.htm

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U.S. Senator, Dianne Feinstein

http://feinstein.senate.gov/03photo-gallery1.htm

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State Senator, Darrell Steinberg

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U.S. Senator, Barbara Boxer

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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?

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