State and Local Government

At the local level of government the head of the executive branch is the ____________.

• mayor

• governor

• state representative

• president

The head of a state is part of the executive branch of government. This person is referred to as the ______________.

• mayor

• governor

• president

• state representative

Which of the following would be a local or state power?

• declaring war

• make amendments to the constitution

• Impeaching the President or Federal Judges

• authorizing a marriage license.

The Alabama Constitution has 40 times as many words as the U.S. Constitution.

• True

• False

A job of the state legislative branch would be issuing a state of emergency order if there is severe weather.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a concurrent power between state and federal government?

• granting titles of nobility

• running the court system

• taxing

• regulating elections

Which of the following documents is the United States supreme law of the land.

• Alabama Constitution

• Magna Carta

• The Constitution of the United States

• English Bills of Rights

What is the relationship between the state legislative and state judicial branches of government?

• The legislative branch creates laws and the judicial branch makes court decisions about laws.

• They both help the executive branch elect leaders.

• The legislative branch elects leaders a the judicial branch appoints those leaders in court.

• They work together to create new laws.

There are 10 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives.

• True

• False

What is Russell Counties county seat?

• Smiths Station

• Muscogee County

• Phenix City

• Russell