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Federal elections occur every two years, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Every member of the House of Representatives and about one-third of the Senate is up for reelection in any given election year. Federal elections are administered by State and local Governments, although the specifics of how elections are conducted differ between the states.
State/Local
Under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, all powers not granted to the Federal Government are reserved for the States and the people. All State Governments are modeled after the Federal Government and consist of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.
Executive Branch- In every state, the executive branch is headed by a governor who is directly elected by the people. In most states, the other leaders in the executive branch are also directly elected, including the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and auditors and commissioners.
Legislative Branch- All 50 states have legislatures made up of elected representatives, who consider matters brought forth by the governor or introduced by its members to create legislation that becomes law. The legislature also approves a state’s budget and initiates tax legislation and articles of impeachment.
Local Government
Local governments generally include two tiers: counties, also known as boroughs in Alaska and parishes in Louisiana, and municipalities, or cities/towns. In some states, counties are divided into townships. Municipalities can be structured in many ways, as defined by state constitutions, and are called, variously, townships, villages, boroughs, cities, or towns. Various kinds of districts also provide functions in local government outside county or municipal boundaries, such as school districts or fire protection districts.
Municipalities generally take responsibility for parks and recreation services, police and fire departments, housing services, emergency medical services, municipal courts, transportation services (including public transportation), and public works (streets, sewers, snow removal, signage, and so forth).
King or queen is the head of state, the prime minister is the head of government
Three levels: federal, provincial or territorial, municipal
Parliament has three parts: sovereign, senate, the house of commons
Canadian Government. Get to know Canada. Canada.ca. 07-24-2017
Federal: prime minister heads
taxes
money
criminal law
foreign affairs
national defense
employment insurance
infrastructure
national land
Provincial: premier leads each territory
Can change laws, manage own public land
education
health care
road regulations
Municipal: Mayor
parks
parking
libraries
roadways
local public affairs
Parliament has three parts: sovereign, senate, the house of commons
Sovereign: king and queen
Senate: 105 members, approve or reject bills, deem something unconstitutional
House of Commons: create bills
Citizens can elect for all levels of government
Elected representatives hold positions in:
city councils
the federal House of Commons
provincial and territorial legislatures
Their duties include:
passing laws
approving and monitoring spending
keeping the government accountable