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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 fundamental political principle means that our government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given them the power to do?

Which early document stated grievances against the King of Great Britain?

Name all of the six purposes of government according to the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.

Who may propose an amendment to the United States Constitution ?

What do we call information that is spread to promote or hurt a cause?

Why did Congress write campaign finance laws?

requirements Name two of the qualifications (requirements) to register to vote in Virginia.

Who recruits and nominates candidates to run for public office?

What is the name of the process by which we elect the President of the U.S.?

What do we call Congressional powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution – but are assumed necessary and proper to 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.