Section 1 Welcome to the U .S.A!!!! Y ou are s o l ucky t o l ive i n t his a mazing place This h andbook i s h elp y ou u nderstand the concepts o f U.S.A. This i s a lso to help you understand t he f ederal a nd state governments. S ection 2 State c onstitutions f ocus m ore on l imiting r ather than g iving power s ince i ts authority has a lready b een established. S tate constitutions a re more open t o a mendments. Amendments can b e introduced b y legislature, a constitutional c ommission o r citizens’ petition and can b e a ccepted b y referendum. Each s tate h as its o wn constitution a nd also, i ts o wn b ody of c onstitutional l aw a s w ell. S tate constitutions create t he federal Constitution i n that they outline the state g overnment’s s tructure of legislative, executive a nd j udicial branches a s well as contain a bill o f r ights.
Section 3 The s tate g overnment takes c are thing like driver's l icenses,fishing licenses, exams a nd t ests, changes to the c onstitution, h ospitals and electing o ur p resident. T he f ederal g overnment t akes care o f s afety of flying, money, s ecurity, p rotecting w ildlife, health c odes a nd r esearch. The l ocal g overnment t akes c are of 9 -1-1 responders, recreation facilities, f ixing r oads and h ighways, utilities a nd garbage collection. They a lso w ork t ogether for things l ike forests, prisons, v oting, h iring teachers a nd e ducation, fighting c rime, r oads. Section 5 Legislative Branch: T he legislative b ranch is t he congress w hich includes T he House of R epresentatives a nd T he Senate. T he congress can approve the presidential n ominations. They c an also impeach the president a nd remove t hem from o ffice. T he congress can impeach judges f rom the j udicial branch. Executive B ranch: The e xecutive branch i s t he president w hich i ncludes The E xecutive Office, C abinet D epartments, and Independent Government A gencies. The p resident n ominates j udges for t he Supreme C ourt, T he p resident can a lso veto c ongressional l egislation.
Judicial B ranch: The judicial branch i s the c ourts which includes t he Federal Courts a nd S upreme C ourts. T he c ourts c an declare presidential acts unlawful o r unconstitutional. T hey can also i nterpret the laws a nd can d eclare l aws u nconstitutional. Section 6 During a huge natural d isaster the s tate a nd local g overnments were blaming t he federal government and v ice versa. The governments were sharing p ower s o t hey were not c ommunicating. It was t oo l ate for FEMA (Federal E mergency Management Agency) t o help t he citizens who w ere d evastated after the storm. H ouses were demolished, about 1,833 p eople d ied and t he cost f or damage was 1 08.0 billion dollars. This is an e xample of w hy federalism d oesn’t a lways w ork. Section 7 Citizenship m eans t he p osition or s tatus o f b eing a citizen o f a particular country. Some of the t hings t hat a citizen h as t o do i s obey laws, p ay t axes, a ttend jury duty, serve a s a w itness, r egister for the draft, a nd voting.
Section 8 T he house r epresentative i s Brad Schneider. T he state r epresentative is Scott D rury. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_members_of_the_United_States_Senate T he h ouse r epresentative is T ammy Duckworth. The state representative i s M ike Bost. Section 9 Some f requently asked q uestions are: Q: W here d o y ou get a driver’s license? A: T he D MV w hich m eans Department o f M otor Vehicles. Q: How o ld do y ou have t o b e t o j oin t he army? A: ! 7 years o ld Q: How o ld do y ou h ave to b e to g et a job? A: 1 6 years o ld Q: I h ave b een a permanent r esident f or m any y ears, b ut I c an’t s peak English well. C an I become a U.S. citizen? A: Naturalization applicants age 5 5 or o lder who have been a
permanent resident for a t least 15 y ears c an naturalize w ithout speaking, r eading or w riting English. T he s ame g oes f or a pplicants age 50 o r o lder with at least 20 y ears of permanent r esidence. A lso exempt f rom t he English requirement a re p eople w hose disability prevents them f rom s peaking, r eading or writing E nglish or from learning the language. Q: W here can I get help w ith my n aturalization a pplication? A : I f y ou can’t a fford t o h ire an a ttorney, h igh-quality free and l ow-cost citizenship a ssistance i s r eadily available Works C ited \"State Constitutions v s. T he U nited States Constitution.\" What Is a P aralegal What D oes a Paralegal Do. W eb. 3 0 A ug. 2017. Wernick, Allan. \"5 Common Questions a bout Becoming a U .S. C itizen Answered.\" N Y Daily News. 0 4 May 2 014. Web. 12 S ept. 2 017.
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