1. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Federal
State
Local

2. Division of Power Between Federal Government and State Governments
FEDERALISM
Division of Power Between Federal Government and State Governments

3. POWERS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATES
Make War
Coin Money
Regulate Interstate Commerce
Immigration
Weights and Measures
Enumerated Powers (federal govt.)
Intrastate Commerce
Health and Safety
Charter Local Governments
Conduct Elections
Establish Schools
Reserved Powers (states)
Tax and Spend
Borrow Money
Establish Courts
Charter Banks and Corporations
Concurrent Powers (federal & states)

4. Prescribes the structure of state government
STATE CONSTITUTION
Prescribes the structure
of state government

5. STATE LEGISLATURES Make Statutory Laws Approve Taxes and Expenditures
Apportion and Draw Congressional Districts

6. STATE LEGISLATURES EXAMPLES
California
Senate: 40 members, 3 year terms (limited to 2 terms)
Assembly: 80 members, 2 year terms (limited to 3 terms)
Florida
Senate: 40, 4 year terms (unlimited)
House of Representatives: 120, 2 year terms (unlimited)
New Jersey
Senate: 40 members, 4 year terms (unlimited)
Assembly: 80 members, 2 year terms (unlimited)

7. NY STATE LEGISLATURE Senate Assembly 62 members
2 year terms (unlimited)
Assembly
150 members

10. STATE COURTS Criminal Trial Courts Civil Courts Appellate Courts
Specialty Courts (Surrogate’s Court, Family Court, etc.)

11. CHARACTERISTICS OF NY STATE COURTS
Judges may be appointed or elected
No life-time appointments for judges, but may serve unlimited terms
The Court of Appeals is the highest court, not the Supreme Court
Both criminal and civil trial courts may use juries

12. NY STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS
State Comptroller
Thomas
DiNapoli
Attorney General
Eric T. Schneiderman
Lieutenant Governor
Robert J.
Duffy

13. GOVERNOR Commander of the National Guard Head of State
Political Party Leader
Legislator
Chief Administrator

14. NY STATE BUREAUCRACY Government Corporations, such as
Power Authority
Thruway Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Education, such as
Department of Education
SUNY
CUNY
Departments, such as
Agriculture and Markets
Correctional Services
Motor Vehicles
Taxation and Finance
Agencies, Councils Commissions, Offices, & Divisions, such as
Division of Parole
Division of Lottery
Division of State Police

15. NY PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION
SUNY MAIN
Albany
Stony Brook
Buffalo
Binghamton
OTHERS (Purchase,
New Paltz,
etc.)
CUNY SENIOR
Baruch
Brooklyn
City College
College of Staten Island
Hunter
John Jay
Lehman
Medgar Evers
NYC Tech
Queens
York
OTHERS (community colleges, professional
schools, etc.)