State Government

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The Pennsylvania government allows for what process? Options: direct initiative, Constitution referendum, recall, indirect initiative

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Constitution referendum

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Federalism is a system whereby national government and state governments

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share some powers and divide others.

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What is the PA legislature called?

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General Assembly

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An excise tax (also known as a "sin" tax) is a

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kind of sales tax.

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Which of the following is a major responsibility of state governments?

• declaring war
• making treaties with other countries
• providing public education
• coining money

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providing public education

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States raise most of their money from:
- bonds
- lotteries
- categorical grants
- taxes

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taxes

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In a unitary system,

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most power is held by a central government

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The power of recall is

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a process for removing elected officials from office.

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Which power is shared by the national government and the state governments? Options: the power to set up local governments, the power to conduct elections, the power to collect taxes, the power to make treaties

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the power to collect taxes

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Responsibilities of state courts include all EXCEPT:

• act as a check on the state's legislative and executive branches.
• decide on the constitutionality of state laws.
• define the division of power between the state and federal governments.
• protect the rights and freedoms of each of their state's citizens.

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define the division of power between the state and federal governments.