Local Government & Civic Responsibility. What is Federalism? A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and smaller.

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Local Government & Civic Responsibility

What is Federalism? A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and smaller units (states, counties, and cities) Federal/National Government State Governments Local Governments

Local Government

County Government ◎ Major unit below the states ◎ Employ over 3 million people What county do you live in?

￭ Transportation & Infrastructure: Roads, Bridges, Public Transportation ￭ Community Health: Hospitals & Wellness programs ￭ Justice & Public Safety: County Jails, Judges, Court House, Sheriffs ￭ County Management: Birth Certificates, Marriage Licenses, 911 Call Centers, Parks/Rec, Elections What do Counties Do?

City Government ◎ Has the most direct impact on our lives ◎ Under the direction of the state

￭ Represent Citizens & Businesses ￭ Taxation & Budgeting ￭ Police/Fire Protection ￭ Street Maintenance ￭ Sewer, Water, and Waste ￭ Parks and Recreation ￭ Education What do Cities Do?

￭ Sales Taxes ￭ Income Taxes ￭ Property Taxes ￭ Borrowing ￭ Must “Balance the Books” unlike Congress Where does the money come from?

Civic Responsibility

Mandatory ￭ Obeying Laws ￭ Register for the Draft ￭ Paying Taxes ￭ Serving on a Jury ￭ Serve as a Witness Voluntary ￭ Voting ￭ Join the Military ￭ Informed on Current Events ￭ Run for Election ￭ Cooperative Citizen ￭ Participating in Political Campaigns ￭ Petitioning Government ￭ Defending opinions

Character Traits ￭ Trustworthy & Honest ￭ Courteous & Respectful ￭ responsible, Accountable, and Self-reliant ￭ Informed ￭ Respectful of differing opinions ￭ Patriotic ￭ Participate in school or local government in some way