Government: "An American Symbol" "State & Local Governments"

Every US state has a government with a legislative, an executive, and a judicial branch, just like the federal government.

• True

• False

All state legislatures have the same number of representatives and senators.

• true

• false

Wisconsin's Supreme Court has _______ (judges) elected to ____________ (year) terms

• 5 judges

• 7 judges

• 10 judges

• 7 year

• 10 year

Who issues licenses for driving, hunting, and fishing?

• The federal government

• The state government

• The county government

• The city government

State taxes pay for a lot of services, such as:

• grocery workers

• firefighters

• sanitation workers

• gas for cars

• teachers

Lady Justice is a symbol of the American Justice system. Why do you think the statue is blindfolded?