Checkup 1

Question 1

Every state has a written _________.

Answer 1

constitution

Question 2

Every state has a ____________ lawmaking body and a _________ both elected by popular vote.

Answer 2

representative; governor

Question 3

Only __________ has a unicameral legislature.

Answer 3

Nebraska

Question 4

Only _________________ has a legal system based on _______ law rather on English common law.

Answer 4

Louisiana; Roman

Question 5

In the original states, the __________ branch had more power than the ________ branch.

Answer 5

legislative; executive

Question 6

The _________ ____________ is less detailed and rigid than ________ ____________.

Answer 6

federal Constitution; state constitutions

Question 7

An ________ is always ratified by popular ___________.

Answer 7

amendment; referendum

Question 8

Representation in lower houses is based on ________ or on counties or districts; representation in the upper houses is based on counties or senatorial ___________.

Answer 8

towns; districts

Question 9

Powers of state _________ include those not granted to the executive or judicial branches or _______ governments and those not denied to it by the ______________.

Answer 9

legislatures; local; Constitution.

Question 10

__________ courts handle cases involving the state constitution, state laws, and interstate matters, violations of federal law, or intrastate matters on an appellate basis.

Answer 10

State

Question 11

__________ and _______________ governments are both classified as ________ governments.

Answer 11

County; municipal; local

Question 12

A body of ______________ or __________ administers county government.

Answer 12

commissioners; supervisors

Question 13

Police and fire protection are two major responsibilities of _______ governments.

Answer 13

city

Question 14

__________ governments have, for the most part, taken over responsibility for road construction and maintenance and the operation of school systems.

Answer 14

State

Question 15

In some areas, one large _________ has been formed by merging towns, cities, and counties.

Answer 15

metroplex

Question 16

to bring before a court of law to answer an indictment

Answer 16

arraign

Question 17

system of government by groups of officials

Answer 17

bureaucracy

Question 18

law enacted by a legislative body

Answer 18

statute

Question 19

person who examines and checks business accounts

Answer 19

auditor

Question 20

an official

Answer 20

functionary

Question 21

having to do with a governor

Answer 21

gubernatorial

Question 22

a keeper of public records or historical documents

Answer 22

archivist

Question 23

process of submitting to a direct vote of the citizens

Answer 23

referendum

Question 24

process of proposing legislation by petition

Answer 24

initiative

Question 24

to put something aside and ignore it

Answer 24

pigeonhole

Question 24

presiding officer in a state lower house

Answer 24

speaker of the house

Question 24

administers funds; makes payment for the state

Answer 24

treasurer

Question 25

presiding officer in a state senate

Answer 25

lieutenant governor

Question 26

oldest executive office in the United States; chief state executive; appoints state officials; signs or vetoes bills

Answer 26

governor

Question 27

successor to the governor if he dies or leaves office

Answer 27

lieutenant governor

Question 28

records official acts; is a state archivist

Answer 28

secretary of state

Question 29

approves money paid by state; examines financial records

Answer 29

auditor/controller

Question 30

doctor who examines bodies to determine cause of death

Answer 30

county coroner

Question 31

oversees building and maintenance of country roads

Answer 31

county surveyor

Question 32

secretary to commissioners court; records legal documents

Answer 32

county clerk

Question 33

chief law officer of the county

Answer 33

county sheriff

Question 34

chief county executive

Answer 34

county judge

Question 35

handles lowest level cases

Answer 35

justice of the peace court

Question 36

considers whether to hold a person for trial

Answer 36

grand jury

Question 37

is a court of appeals

Answer 37

appellate court

Question 38

hears serious misdemeanor and felony cases

Answer 38

trial court

Question 39

decides criminal or civil cases

Answer 39

trial, or petit, jury

Question 40

plan of 5 elected commissioners, one of whom services as mayor

Answer 40

commission plan

Question 41

plan of elected representative council and an elected mayor

Answer 41

mayor council plan

Question 42

plan of city manager appointed by elected countil

Answer 42

council-manager plan