1. Do-Now
 You will have a do-now after WSMS.

2. Do-Now
 Please work on your do-now silently.

3. Announcements
 Anyone watch the Republican debate?
 Study guide due tomorrow
 Project questions?

4. Looking Ahead
 Tomorrow: study guide review & project time
 Next week:
 Monday- Review stations
 Tuesday- TEST!
 Wednesday- Projects due
 Next next week:
 Quiz on Tuesday & bye-bye Ms. Mitchem’s teaching
 Wed-Fri- THANKSGIVING
 Next next next week:
 Friday, Dec. 2nd- Anderson Cooper?

5. Review
 What did we do yesterday?
 What activities did we do?
 What information did we learn?

6. What You Need to Know:
 Virginia, like each of the other 49 states, has its own separate court
system whose organization and jurisdiction are derived from
Virginia’s constitution and state laws
 Virginia Supreme Court – justices, no jury; appellate jurisdiction; limited
original jurisdiction
 Court of Appeals of Virginia – judges, no jury; appellate jurisdiction to
review decisions of Circuit Courts
 Circuit Court – judge, with or without jury; original jurisdiction for felony
criminal cases and for certain civil cases; appellate jurisdiction from
District Courts
 General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court –
judge, no jury; original jurisdiction for misdemeanors in civil cases
generally involving lower dollar amounts and original jurisdiction in
juvenile and family cases

7. What Court?
Take out your homework from last night.

8. A Mystery!
Today’s Topic

9. Today’s Agenda
 Do-Now
 Announcements + Review + HW Check
 Today’s Mystery Topic
 Geography Guru
 Notes
 Something! Something! Something! Sorting
 The Cville Lowdown

10. Geography Guru
Can you make connections between these names
and places?

11. Cities! Towns!
Counties!
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVT

12. Notes!
Units of Local Government

13. Where are we in Albemarle?

15. Local Government
 The units of local
government in
Virginia are
counties, towns, and
cities.
 All powers of the
local government
come from the
Virginia Constitution Roanoke, Virginia
or acts of the
General Assembly.

16. Local Government
 Not all local
governments Tell Ms.
are given the Mitchem to
same click here!!
powers, and
cities have a
charter that lists
their powers.

17. County Governments
 Virginia has 95 Do you think we
have enough money
counties. in Albemarle’s
 Each county has budget to make
every 3rd Wednesday
an elected board Free Bodo’s Day for
of supervisors with all Alby residents?
legislative powers
to enact
ordinances (local
No way! They already
laws) and adopt a get free admittance to
budget. Monticello, TJ’s home.
What more do they
want?!

18. Town Governments
 Town govts have
an elected town
council with
legislative powers
to enact
ordinances and
adopt a budget.
 A mayor is elected
by the people or Scottsville, Virginia
the town council.

19. City Governments
 City govts have an
elected city
council with
legislative powers
to enact
ordinances and
adopt a budget.
 A mayor is elected
by the people of
the city council.

20. Local Governments
 InVirginian counties, towns, and cities, a
manager may be hired by the legislative
branch to oversee the operations of the
local government.
 According to the Virginia Constitution,
voters are required to elect a sheriff, a
clerk of the court, a commissioner of
revenue, and a treasurer.

21. Local Government
Never!!
 Each county and Do you
mean
city has an elected or School
appointed school Bored?!
board, which
oversees the
operations of the K-12
public schools in the
city of county.

22. Local Government
 Localgovernment is allowed to do the
following:
 Enforce state and local laws
 Promote public health
 Protect public safety
 Educate children
 Protect the environment
 Regulate land use
 Levy and collect taxes

23. Counties! Cities! Towns!
Sorting

24. Sorting
 Counties:
 Board of Supervisors
 Have legislative powers
 Powers come from VA Constitution & state
laws
 May have a manager
 School Board
 Enact ordinances
 Promote public health

25. Sorting
 Cities:
 Elected Council
 Mayor
 May have a manager
 Enact ordinances
 Powers come from VA Constitution & state
laws
 Promote pubic health
 Have charters
 School boards
 Have legislative powers

26. Sorting
 Towns:
 Elected Council
 Mayor
 May have a manager
 Enact ordinances
 Powers come from VA Constitution & state
laws
 Promote pubic health
 Have legislative powers

27. The Cville/Alby Lowdown
Taking a look at area current events