Public Policy and Local Governments (9c)

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Why didn't the dog want to play football?He was a boxer!

Standard 9c

Essential Understandings: Local governments may be required to formulate, adopt, and implement public policies in response to international issues and events.

Essential Questions: Which international issues and events would require local government officials to act?

Vocabulary: public policy

Interprets the law

Judicial

Writes the law

Legislative

Enforces the law

Executive

Overrides a veto

Legislative

Has the power of judicial

review

Judicial

Head of the federal

bureaucracy

Executive

Appoints judges and

cabinet members

Executive

Approves the annual budget

Legislative

Declares war

Legislative

Can declares acts of Congress unconstitutional

Judicial

Candy Questions

Which Which fundamental fundamental

political principle political principle means that our means that our

government is not government is not all-powerful and all-powerful and

may do only those may do only those things the people things the people have given them have given them the power to do?the power to do?

Which early Which early document document

stated stated grievances grievances against the against the

King of King of Great Great

Britain?Britain?

Name all of the six purposes of Name all of the six purposes of government according to the government according to the

Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.

Who may Who may propose an propose an amendment amendment to the United to the United

States States ConstitutionConstitution

??

What do we call information that

is spread to promote or hurt a

cause?

Why did Congress

write campaign

finance laws?

Name two of the

qualifications (requirementsrequirements) to register to

vote in Virginia.

Who recruits Who recruits and and

nominates nominates candidates to candidates to run for public run for public

office?office?

What is the What is the name of the name of the process by process by

which we elect which we elect the President of the President of

the U.S.?the U.S.?

What do we call Congressional powers that What do we call Congressional powers that are are notnot specifically listed in the Constitution – specifically listed in the Constitution –

but are assumed necessary and proper to but are assumed necessary and proper to carry out the listed ones?carry out the listed ones?

Local governments may be required to formulate, adopt, and

implement public policies in response to international issues and events. International issues

and events that would require policy decisions by local

government officials include the following…

Responding to public health

concerns

Planning for the public safety in the event of an act of

terrorism

Preparing economic development policies in

response to the emerging global

economy

Implementing policies to protect the environment,

e.g., wildlife conservation

To better understand how the local and the international issues merge, imagine if you heard on the news about an outbreak

of “Swine Flu” – or of poisoning in your neighborhood from lead paint on toys

made in another country. It could be that your issue is global warming, terrorism, or losing jobs in your community to an overseas company. All of these issues

might be better served with local policies, community planning, and cooperation

among agencies.

Pretend you are on the Wythe County Board of Supervisors or

Wytheville Town Council. In your group, create a plan that includes

at least 5 things that would be implemented in case of a terrorist

attack here in our county. The final copy of your plan should be

written on the left side of notebook.