1. Social Studies Chapter 12 South Carolina’s Government

2. 12-1 Governing South Carolina Essential Question: How is South Carolina’s government organized?

3. 12-1 Governing South Carolina 3-3.1 Explain interactions between the people and the physical landscape of South Carolina over time, including the effects on population distribution, patterns of migration, access to natural resources, and economic development.

4. Our Government Our nation’s government in Washington D.C. is broken is broken into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.

5. Our Government Legislative branch- (congress) makes laws Congress is made up of the senate and the House of Representatives. There are two senators and six members of the House from South Carolina. Strom Thurmond served as South Carolina’s senator for 49 years. James E. Clyburn, a representative from South Carolina has helped our state.

6. Our Government Executive Branch- carries out the laws passed by congress. The President of the United States is the head of the Executive branch. The president can approve or veto laws. Veto- to refuse to approve.

7. 44 Presidents

8. Our Government Judicial Branch- is the court system. It decides if laws are fair and if laws have been broken. The US Supreme Court is the nation’s highest court.

9. Governing South Carolina Our state government is located in Columbia, our state capital. Our state government also has three branches.

10. Governing South Carolina The Legislative is called the General Assembly. It is made up of the senate, which has 46 members, and the House of Representatives which has 124 members. The Legislative branch makes state laws. It also raises money from taxes to fund important services and controls spending.

11. Governing South Carolina The leader of the executive branch is the governor. The governor approves or vetoes laws and recommends a budget. Budget- is a plan for state spending

12. Governing South Carolina Our state’s judicial branch is its court system. Judges and juries decide whether citizens have broken laws. The South Carolina Supreme Court is the highest court in our state. It makes our laws agree with South Carolina’s Constitution.

13. Local Government County and local governments make rules and laws and provide services at the county and city or town level. There are 46 counties in South Carolina.

14. Local Government Council- a group of people who make rules and laws for the county. Administrator- is the executive who carries out policies and decisions made by the county council. Most counties have a council-administrator form of government.

15. Local Government The people who serve in county government are elected. County governments provide many services. They maintain roads, streets, and streetlights. They provide recycling services and fire protection too. Each county has a county seat- a community where the county government meets.

16. Local Government Each town and city also has a local government. Most South Carolina cities have a council- mayor type of government. Mayor- is the elected leader of the community He or she works with an elected council to make decisions.

17. Local Government Local governments work with the police and fire departments to keep communities safe. Parks and recreation departments provide programs for citizens to enjoy. Each community also has a school board. The school board makes sure the students in each community get a good education.

18. James E. Clyburn- South Carolina Congressman James Enos "Jim" Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 6th congressional district, serving since 1993, and the Assistant Democratic Leader since 2011. He was previously House Majority Whip, serving in that post from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Florence, Sumter and large portions of Columbia and Charleston.