Unit 10 - State and Local Government

Which level of government is responsible for providing an education system?

• city

• county

• federal

• state

Who could best help you with questions about trash pickup or fixing local roads?

• your county commissioner

• your mayor

• your governor

• the President

If a parent wants to get a bus stop moved to a safer location, what would be the best strategy for solving the problem?

• students writing complaint letters to the governor

• parents writing letters to the mayor

• students protesting at the bus stop

• parents voicing their concerns at a school board meeting

Which level of government is responsible for fixing any problems that might exist with the voting process?

• city

• county

• state

• federal

What is the correct order of Florida's courts, from lowest to highest authority?

• State Supreme Court, Circuit Courts, District Court of Appeals, County Courts

• County Courts, Circuit Courts, District Court of Appeals, State Supreme Court

• Circuit Courts, State Supreme Court, County Courts, District Court of Appeals

• District Court of Appeals, State Supreme Court, County Courts, Circuit Courts

Where can an outline of individual rights be found in the Florida Constitution?

• Article II

• Preamble

• Article IV

• Declaration of Rights

Where are the qualifications for state legislators listed?

• Florida Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• State of the Union

What position in Florida state government is equivalent to Vice President in the U.S. government?

• Lieutenant Governor

• Governor

• Attorney General

• Chief Financial Officer

What is similar about the structure of Florida's state government and the U.S. government?

• Both have 9 Supreme Court justices,

• Both have an executive branch headed by a president.

• Both have a bicameral legislative branch.

• Both have a supreme court on which justices are appointed for life.

Congress is the national legislature. Florida also has a state legislature. Which of the following is a local government legislature?

• city council

• Senator

• Chief Justice

• Representative