Civics: State Government

Which is a state's law making body?

• Governor
• Legislature
• Judicial Branch
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A bicameral ............................has two law making bodies.

• legislature
• department
• district
• executive branch

All states

• have a state constitution
• have a bicameral legislature
• pass laws only through referendums
• have the same number of state legislators

Local governments get their authority from

• the federal government.
• the state government.
• the Article VI in the US Constitution.
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The basis of state legislatures are

• Districts
• Counties
• Provinces
• Boxes of cute puppies

Which is something that is solely regulated by states?

• interstate commerce
• what is required to legally practice medicine or law in a state
• freedom of speech
• that state's trade deals with foreign countries

What does this map show?

• Precincts
• Electoral College 
• Gerrymandering
• It's a Rorschach test.

If you are a staunch Republican who lives in district 4# while this Congressional map is in effect and you want a Republican representative in your district, you need

• to vote in every election
• to move
• to ask for a referendum
• to petition the governor

Each seat in a legislature is........................among districts so that legislators represent the same number of people within a state.

• apportioned
• regulated
• vetoed
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The executive branch of a state government is led by

• a president
• a lieutenant governor
• a governor
• a giant squid that controls the state legislature with telepathic powers.