WI State/Local Governments

A process used by citizens to remove elected officials from office.

• Appeals Court

• Constitutional Convention

• Recall

• Extradition

This is one of the 2 houses of legislature in Wisconsin and it has 99 members

• Assembly

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Electoral College

This court would hear appeals from the municipal court.

• Circuit Court

• Federal Court

• Appeals Court

• Supreme Court

This is one of the 2 houses of legislature in Wisconsin, it has 33 members.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Assembly

• Electoral College

This is the lowest court that handles violations of local ordinances.

• State Supreme Court

• Municipal Court

• Appeals Court

• Circuit Court

The power or authority for a court to heat a certain case.

• Mandates

• Agency

• Jusrisdiction

• Township

Marriage laws are shared powers between both the state and federal governments.

• True

• False

In order to be governor in Wisconsin, a person must be 25 years old.

• True

• False

All state legislatures in the United States are bicameral-they each have a Senate and Assembly.

• True

• False

Block Grants are grants given to state and local governments for specific projects, such as airport construction or pollution control.

• True

• False