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Executive Branch

SS8CG3The student will analyze the role of the executive branch in Georgia state government. Slide2

In a Federal system of government

powers are shared between the national and state

governments.

National System

The National government is divided into three branches – Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.The United States Executive Branch is led by the President and Vice President.

Georgia System

The

State government of Georgia is also divided into three branches – Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

.

Georgia’s

E

xecutive Branch

is led by the

Governor

and

Lieutenant Governor.Slide3

National

StateSlide4

SSCG3a.

Explain the qualifications, term, election, and duties of the governor and lieutenant governor.Slide5

Qualifications

Governor

must

be at least

30 years old citizens of the US for at least 15 years. residents of Georgia for at least 6 years.

Lieutenant Governormust be at least

30 years old

citizens of the US for at least 15 years

.

residents of Georgia for at least 6 years

. Slide6

Terms

Governor

The

term of office for the Governor

is 4 years. The Governor may run for and serve a second term. After the serving a second term the Governor must wait at least four years before he can serve again.Lieutenant Governor

The term of office for the

Lieutenant

Governor is 4 years

.

The Lieutenant Governor may run for as many consecutive terms as he wants.Slide7

Governor and

Lieutenant Governor

Election

– Both the

Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected by the citizens of Georgia.Unlike the President and Vice President of the United States the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Georgia do not run on the same ticket or

need to be in the same party.Slide8

Duties of the Governor

The governor has two kinds of powers: formal and informal

Formal powers are divided into 3 kinds:Executive powers include being able to appoint state officials and making sure the civil and criminal laws are enforcedSlide9

Formal Powers Continued

Legislative powers include sending requests and messages to the legislature, signing bills into law, and being able to veto a bill so it does not become a law. The governor may also call special sessions of the legislature.

Judicial powers include being able to pardon persons convicted of crimes and appoint state justices to fill unexpired terms.Slide10

Formal Powers continued

Other formal powers include:

Managing the state’s budget

Directing the attorney general to act as a representative of the state in lower court cases involving state lawMaking an annual “State of the State” speech to the legislatureServing as commander-in-chief of the Georgia National Guard

Heading the state’s civil defense unitsSending Georgia Highway Patrol Officers and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation into communities in times of dangerSlide11

Informal Powers

Some of these result from tradition or custom, others are necessary to enforce the formal powers. They include:

Communicating to the public a personal position on issues of interest to Georgians

Acting as honorary head of the political party that elected him or her to officeIssuing proclamations to honor individuals, holidays, of special events and, with the legislature's approval, adding new state symbolsSlide12

Informal Powers continued

Representing the state in meetings with other state officials, federal officers, or foreign dignitaries

Meeting with business and industry leaders from other states or nations to encourage them to expand their businesses into Georgia

Working with members of the legislature to get laws passedGuiding state agenciesSlide13

Duties of the

Lieutenant Governor

Serves as Governor if current Governor dies or gets too sick to work

.

Serves as President of the state Senate – Decides committee memberships and chooses committee chairs.Slide14

SS8CG3b. Describe the organization of the executive branch, with emphasis on major policy area of state program; include education, human resources, public safety, transportations, economic development, and natural resources.Slide15

SS8CG3c. Explain how the executive branch fulfills its role through state agencies that administer programs and enforce laws.Slide16

Organization

of the Executive

Branch Continued

Officer and Department

PurposeState attorney generalDepartment of LawThe chief legal officer for the state and the head of

the department of lawCommissioner of LaborDepartment of Labor

Regulates the health and safety of workers, enforces state labor laws, administers unemployment insurance programs and maintains statistical data on labor

Public Service Commissioners

(5)

Regulate utilities

, control the rates and services of transportation companies, telephone companies, and electric companiesSlide17

Organization

of the Executive

Branch Continued

Officer and Department

PurposeSecretary of StateMaintains the states’ official records, publishes law passed by the legislature, supervises elections, appoints examining boards, grants corporate charters, and regulates securities, stocks, and bondsState school superintendentDepartment of educationDirects statewide educational programs, enforces state education regulations and laws, administers state and federal education funds, certifies and licenses teachers and other educators, and approves textbooks for us in Georgia SchoolsSlide18

Organization of the

Executive Branch

Examples

of State Agencies and Boards with appointed leaders;

Office

Purpose

State Department of Pardons and Paroles

constitutionally authorized to grant paroles, pardons, reprieves, remissions, commutations, and to restore civil and political rights.

Department of Natural Resources

Created by State Constitution:

charged with the conservation and protection of resources for current and future generations

State Personnel Board

Created by State Constitution:

provides expertise in state and federal regulatory compliance issuesSlide19

Organization of the Executive Branch

Office

Purpose

Department of Human Services

Created by State Statute: delivers a wide range of human services designed to promote self-sufficiency, safety and well-being for all Georgians.

Board of Public Safety

Created by State Statute:

oversees the day-to-day operations of the Georgia State Patrol (GSP