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Three Levels of Government

                                          

There are three different levels of government in the United States: local, state and federal. Each level of government has its own elected officials who have specific jobs to do. Adult American citizens have a voice in all three levels of government. Their voice is their vote.

Local government is the level closest to the community. People in the neighborhood elect a mayor and city council members. Town meetings allow the people to bring their concerns to their elected leaders. The mayor and city council members pass laws. The laws affect the city and the people who live there.

State government is in charge of writing and enforcing laws for all the people within one state. The people of the state elect a governor and representatives who handle business for the state. Special state departments handle issues for the state. They protect the health and safety of state citizens.

The federal government is in charge of writing and enforcing laws for the people in the United States. The people of the United States elect a president, senators and representatives. These officials handle business that affects the whole country. The federal level of government is able to do some things the other levels cannot. It can print money. It can negotiate with other countries. It can declare war on another country.

Each level of government has specific officials and duties. The people entrust their power to their leaders. It is their responsibility to protect the interests and safety of the people.

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I.      Reading discussion (group work)

1.    How many levels of government does Indonesia have? Mention each one of them

2.    How many states do the U.S have? Together with your group members, write each of the name.

3.    How many provinces do Indonesia have? Make a list of the provinces in Indonesia!

4.    With your group members, create a short presentation to explain about the differences between the U.S government and the Indonesia government.

Answer

1.    Indonesia has 3 levels of governments .  Legislative, Executive, and  Judicial

2.    U. S has 50 of States .  

List of 50 States in U.S Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

3.      Indonesia has 34 provinces.

List Of Indonesia Provinces 1.          Provinsi Nanggro Aceh Darussalam     Provinsi Sumatera Utara     Provinsi Sumatera Barat     Provinsi Riau     Provinsi Kepulauan Riau     Provinsi Jambi     Provinsi Sumatera Selatan     Provinsi Bangka Belitung     Provinsi Bengkulu     Provinsi Lampung     Provinsi DKI Jakarta     Provinsi Jawa Barat     Provinsi Banten     Provinsi Jawa Tengah     Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta     Provinsi Jawa Timur     Provinsi Bali     Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat     Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur     Provinsi Kalimantan Barat     Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah     Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan     Provinsi Kalimantan Timur     Provinsi Kalimantan Utara     Provinsi Sulawesi Utara     Provinsi Sulawesi Barat     Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah     Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara     Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan     Provinsi Gorontalo     Provinsi Maluku     Provinsi Maluku Utara     Provinsi Papua Barat     Provinsi Papua

     

4.  different between the U.S government and the Indonesia government are  type of U. S government is federal public and Indonesia government is Republic. 

Federal Public

a     type of government made up of a federal state with a constitution and self-governing units. 

      Republic

      Political system governed by elected representatives.