Joanna Forman

Mr. Schurtz
English AP
12/Period 1
4 March 2010

Local and State Government

Sections of State
Government
Townships
 Representation
• The individual has to be taken
care of
– Why the federal government only
does so much
– Need lower level politicians to
look out more closely citizens
• Township supervisors and state
legislatures have more of an
interest in your specific needs
 District Attorneys
• Another form of representation
for the area
• Follow through with the law


Support the wanted

•
crime laws of the
their constituents
 Mayors

D iffe re n t ro le s a
m a yo r ca n ta ke o n
T h e re is a lw a ys a
ch a n ce to b e
in n o va tive
M a yo rs w h o
m a ke su cce ssfu l
ch a n g e s a re
o fte n
re m e m b e re d
 Elections

About half as many vote in off year elections

as opposed to presidential elections
Bipartisanship
Popular Issues

• Taxes
• The environment
• School reform
Election Practices
Primaries vs. General
Elections
Media



An example of using the media is Ed Rende

Appeared on the cover of Philadelphia Mag

Application Objectives
Day to Day Jobs
Trip to Harrisburg
 Constituent Services
• It is a politician’s responsibility to
please his/her constituents
• At my internship they it was a main
focus
– Without the support of constituents,
reelection is not plausible
 Le g isla tive Pro ce ss

 The main function of any legislature

 The legislative process is similar to national
Congress
 There a different scales for representatives
 Depend on how time someone has been in
the House or Senate
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