Structures of Local, State and Federal Government

Who is the local legislative leadership?

• Congress

• State Legislature

• City Council

Who is the chief executive of the state?

• governor

• president

• mayor

What is a special job that the lieutenant governor has?

• tie breaker in the Florida Senate

• tie breaker in Congress

• pardons criminals

• veto power

Which correctly lists the local levels of government?

• mayor, city council and county courts

• president, Congress, Supreme Court

• governor, Florida Legislature, State Supreme Court

Which would deal with community issues?

• federal level

• state level

• local level

What are two things that both the governor and president have in common?

• veto and pardon

• give the State of the Union address and declare war

• 6 year terms and veto power

• Chief Executives and 6 year terms

What is a power reserved for the states?

• coining money

• post office

• foreign policy

• education and public schools

Which two are concurrent powers shared by both levels?

• coining money and drivers licenses

• marriage laws and schools

• post office and controlling trade

• collecting taxes and enforcing laws