State and Local Governments

Powers not delegated to the national government are reserved for the states or the people.

• 1st amendment

• 14th amendment

• 10th amendment

• 5th amendment

A local law

• legislation

• ordinance

• bill

• regulation

The _________________ manages/runs K-12 school systems.

• Parents

• School Committee

• Governor

• School Board

All of the following are responsibilities of local government EXCEPT

• enforce local laws (ordinances)

• levy and collect taxes

• regulate land use

• coin money

All of the following are responsibilities of state government EXCEPT

• public health

• education

• public welfare

• provide for the common defense

When there is a disagreement between the state and national governments, which government is supreme?

• local

• national

• state

• county

This is the usual device by which new State constitutions are written and older ones are revised.

• constitutional conventions
• public initiative 
• selection by legislations
• governor committee

Why are state constitutions long?

• desire to be thorough
• distrust of the government
• stress on fundamental law
• separation of fundamental law from statutory law

The fundamental laws each State are

• established by the governor
• determined by the State courts
• never subject to change
• the State Constitution 

Most State legislatures today are 

• unicameral
• nonpartisan
• bicameral
• relatively powerless