Chapter 7 Quiz Flashcards
List three types of special districts
Water districts, Library, Fire department
What type of election does the candidate with the most voters, regardless of the percentage of votes cast, is the winner ?
Winner-takes-all
In what type of election do voters for a particular party cast votes determine which of two or more candidates of that party will face the candidate if the opposing party ?
Primary election
Which state is the only one that has unicameral legislature ?
Nebraska
Which form of tax makes up the largest percentage (30 percent) of state tax revenue across all fifty states ?
Property tax
What is a governing system whereby a city and its surrounding county are administered by governing body called ?
Unified government
What type of primary can only voters registered with a particular party may participate in it
Closed primary
Why do most states have some form of lottery ?
Their own form of a committee
Which constitutional amendment states that all powers not specially delegated to the national government or prohibited to the states belong to the states ?
Tenth
What form of government does the constitution guarantee for each state ?
Republican
What type of Primary is the Candidates’ political party affiliations are not identified on the ballot ?
Two-top method
Which process allows voters to repeal changes to their state’s constitution, charters, or laws passed by the legislature ?
Referendum
Which constitutional clause ensures that each state recognizes the validity of the other states’ sovereignty ?
Full faith and credit clause
What term means the legal process of returning an alleged criminal to the states in which he was charged ?
Extradition
What is the main goal of a political party ?
Win elections
What is the slowest divisions of political organizations called ?
Precinct
Which process allows voters to remove an elected official from office by holding special election ?
Recall
Political boss Huey Long exercised political power in what area ?
Lousiana
Compare the mayor-council, council-manager, and commission form son municipal government
Mayor-council- voters elect a mayor and the respective members of the city council by the word, mayor, and council members over see the needs of departments
Council-mayor- voters select the members of the council/higher someone to select manager
Commission-body of 5-7 people as commissioners select one of their own to be chairmen/assigned to oversee various aspects or departments
Explain the typical state political party organization
Legible registered voters meet to organize their respective precincts, electing precinct officers, including precinct committeemen, and delegates, to the county convention the committeemen meets as the county committee, which elects its its officer and the delegates to the state convention the county level officers select one of their number to represent their county on the state executive committee. The state committee selects one member to represent the sates and delegates to the national convention.
