POLS 1101 Lecture 1: Chapter 1 Notes
10 Jan 2019
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Government is a set of institutions that endures over time and that, in relation to the people of a particular territory, authoritatively makes and enforces laws. Government of the state of georgia made up of a set of institutions: Executive branch: governor, lieutenant governor, and dozens of bureaucratic agencies. Judicial branch (aka: courts): supreme court of georgia and many lower courts. The ga state capitol is the home of both house of the ga general assembly and the office of the lieutenant governor. Federal (aka: national or central) government of the unites states of america: Legislature (aka congress): senate and house of representatives. Executive branch: president and vice president and hundreds of bureaucratic agencies. Judicial branch: supreme court of the united states and many lower federal courts. Federalism means authority is partly divided and partly shared between the federal government and the 50 states governments. The federal government has exclusive authority throughout the us.
