Checkup 1 Flashcards
Every state has a written _________.
constitution
Every state has a ____________ lawmaking body and a _________ both elected by popular vote.
representative; governor
Only __________ has a unicameral legislature.
Nebraska
Only _________________ has a legal system based on _______ law rather on English common law.
Louisiana; Roman
In the original states, the __________ branch had more power than the ________ branch.
legislative; executive
The _________ ____________ is less detailed and rigid than ________ ____________.
federal Constitution; state constitutions
An ________ is always ratified by popular ___________.
amendment; referendum
Representation in lower houses is based on ________ or on counties or districts; representation in the upper houses is based on counties or senatorial ___________.
towns; districts
Powers of state _________ include those not granted to the executive or judicial branches or _______ governments and those not denied to it by the ______________.
legislatures; local; Constitution.
__________ courts handle cases involving the state constitution, state laws, and interstate matters, violations of federal law, or intrastate matters on an appellate basis.
State
__________ and _______________ governments are both classified as ________ governments.
County; municipal; local
A body of ______________ or __________ administers county government.
commissioners; supervisors
Police and fire protection are two major responsibilities of _______ governments.
city
__________ governments have, for the most part, taken over responsibility for road construction and maintenance and the operation of school systems.
State
In some areas, one large _________ has been formed by merging towns, cities, and counties.
metroplex
to bring before a court of law to answer an indictment
arraign
system of government by groups of officials
bureaucracy
law enacted by a legislative body
statute
person who examines and checks business accounts
auditor
an official
functionary
having to do with a governor
gubernatorial
a keeper of public records or historical documents
archivist
process of submitting to a direct vote of the citizens
referendum
process of proposing legislation by petition
initiative
to put something aside and ignore it
pigeonhole
presiding officer in a state lower house
speaker of the house
administers funds; makes payment for the state
treasurer
presiding officer in a state senate
lieutenant governor
oldest executive office in the United States; chief state executive; appoints state officials; signs or vetoes bills
governor
successor to the governor if he dies or leaves office
lieutenant governor
records official acts; is a state archivist
secretary of state
approves money paid by state; examines financial records
auditor/controller
doctor who examines bodies to determine cause of death
county coroner
oversees building and maintenance of country roads
county surveyor
secretary to commissioners court; records legal documents
county clerk
chief law officer of the county
county sheriff
chief county executive
county judge
handles lowest level cases
justice of the peace court
considers whether to hold a person for trial
grand jury
is a court of appeals
appellate court
hears serious misdemeanor and felony cases
trial court
decides criminal or civil cases
trial, or petit, jury
plan of 5 elected commissioners, one of whom services as mayor
commission plan
plan of elected representative council and an elected mayor
mayor council plan
plan of city manager appointed by elected countil
council-manager plan
