FEDERALISM / FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES = two governments--national and state--sharing power and/or competing for power.
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FEDERAL LEVEL
(also called national Government,
central government or simply
"the government")
Headquarters: Washington D.C. |
X. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CONGRESS
U.S. Senate House of
Representatives
(100) ( 435)
6 Years 2 Years {1} |
Y. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
PRESIDENT
Vice-President
Cabinet
Law enforcement agents: {2} |
Z. JUDICIAL BRANCH
U.S. SUPREME COURT
(1 Chief Justice;
8 Associate Justices)
{3} |
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STATE LEVEL
Headquarters for California:
Sacramento |
STATE LEGISLATURE
State Senate State Assembly
(40) (80)
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GOVERNOR
Cabinet
Law enforcement agents: {5} |
STATE SUPREME COURT
(1 Chief Justice;
6 Associated Justices)
{6} |
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COUNTY LEVEL
Headquarters for Los Angeles
County: City of Los Angeles
(County Seat)
58 counties in California
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (5)
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Chief Administrative Officer
Law enforcement agents: {8}
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{9} |
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CITY LEVEL
(also called municipal government)
Headquarters for Los Angeles:
Civic Center (First and Spring
Streets) 88 in LA county |
CITY COUNCIL
(5 but 15 for City of L.A.)
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MAYOR AND/OR
CITY COUNCIL
City Manager
Law enforcement agents: {11} |
{12} |
SPECIAL DISTRICT LEVEL
(for example, community college school district; air pollution control district)
Headquarters: various offices
5000 in California
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GOVERNING BOARD OF THE DISTRICT
(may be the county Board of Supervisors)
for example: L.A. Community College Board of Trustees
(number varies)
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GOVERNING BOARD of District
or Board of Supervisors
(Administrative officials)
for example: Chancellor of the L.A. Community College District; Superintendent of the L.A. Unified School District
{14}
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(Administrators make decisions
which may be appealed to Superior Court)
{15}
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Which is better--national uniformity of law or state diversity of law? (ADA, insurance)
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