2.13/3.13 Vocabulary

Who is the chief executive of a city?

• city council

• mayor

• county commissioner

• governor

This part of the Florida Constitution protects individual rights

• Florida Declaration of Rights

• U.S. Bill of Rights

• County Commissioners

• State of the Union Address

This is the legislative body of a city

• mayor

• city council

• governor

• county commissioner

The chief law enforcement officer of a county is known as a

• governor

• city council

• sheriff

• president

These are a group of elected officials in charge of a county

• city council

• county commissioners

• governors

• sheriffs

Local laws about animal control, noise and traffic are known as an

• statute

• ordinance

• bill

A member of the Florida House of Representatives or Florida Senate is known as a

• Sheriff

• State Legislator

• Mayor

• City Council

A state law is known as a

• statute

• ordinance

Citizens can collect signatures on a petition to propose a law. This process is known as a

• editorial

• initiative

• referendum

• statute

An idea suggested to become a law is known as a

• bill

• ordinance

• editorial

• statute