State and Local Government

This is to voluntarily give up your citizenship.

• emigration
• expatriation
• immigration
• initiative

Who is the leader of the executive branch at the state level?

• Mayor
• Governor
• President
• Congress

How do states generate income?

• Sales Tax
• Income Tax
• Property Taxes
• All of the above

Most states are divided into 

• Counties
• Townships
• Cities
• Municipalities

What is the largest expenditures for state and local governments?

• Highways
• Police 
• Health care
• Education

Powers that are clearly written out in the Constitution and given to state governments and NOT the federal government are 

• concurrent powers
• delegated powers
• reserved powers

If the governor could no longer serve, who would be next in line to be governor?

• Attorney General
• Vice Governor
• Vice President
• Lieutenant Governor

What are the three units of local government?

• towns, districts, regions
• towns, counties, cities
• towns, states, provinces
• towns, Burroughs, territories 

The fundamental laws each State are

• established by the governor
• determined by the State courts
• never subject to change
• the State Constitution 

How can voters remove an elected official from office before the completion of his or her regular term?

• referendum
• initiative
• recall
• commutation