Civics test

Question 1

what is state government

Answer 1

all powers that the federal government does not have
modeled after the 3 branches; executive, judicial, and legislative.
under the 10th amendment
a republic form of government: people elect leaders to make decisions for them

Question 2

what is local government

Answer 2

usually includes 2 layers
they are around a busy population center, they run parks and recreation centers. They oversee police and fore department, housing services etc.

Question 3

what are concurrent powers

Answer 3

powers shared by state and federal government.

Question 4

what is a real world example on concurrent powers

Answer 4

taxation. State government can tax you, so can a federal government

Question 5

what is our county seat

Answer 5

phenix city

Question 6

what is the most popular county name

Answer 6

Washington

Question 7

what is state legislature

Answer 7

the branch of state government responsible for enacting laws. the body is made up of the members of both the House and the Senate.

Question 8

political party

Answer 8

a group of people with similar ideas on how government should be ran. Politicians of the same political party meet and work together to accomplish common goals.

Question 9

Census

Answer 9

the process the government goes through to determine the population of the U.S. This occurs every 10 years and effects representation in congress

Question 10

electoral college

Answer 10

the electoral college works this way; Electors meet and vote president. Congress counts the votes and determines who is president. Who the electors vote for is determined by popular vote in each state.

Question 11

congressional district

Answer 11

people in each state are divided into districts so they receive equal representation on congress based on population. Each United states districts contains 711,000 people

Question 12

gerrymandering

Answer 12

the process of redrawing congressional districts in a way that the controlling party gains the advantage.

Question 13

what is the 10th amendment

Answer 13

all powers not delegated to the federal government are given to the the state or people

Question 14

what is the relationship between state and federal government (compare and contrast)

Answer 14

They both can make laws. They both can decide things on a higher level. they have concurrent powers
the federal government. is nationwide. state government is more local.

Question 15

what are the powers of a mayor

Answer 15

a mayor is the leader of a city and town. they have a part . time job and they rule a city or town with about 500 people

Question 16

what are the powers of a governor

Answer 16

a governor is the leader of the state. They are the chief executive and the rule the state

Question 17

Delegated powers

Answer 17

powers that are directly given to the federal government

Question 18

Reserved powers

Answer 18

powers that isn’t specifically given to the federal and set aside for the states

Question 19

What do a mayor and a governor have in common

Answer 19

they both help rule the people under the leadership of the federal government. There are at least 1 in each state