State and Local Government Review

What kind of power is a states government's power to tax?

• Concurrent

• Expressed

• Reserved

• Supreme

What principle is used to create state legislative districts?

• They should be roughly equal in area

• They should be split into urban and rural districts

• They should have similar population

• They should follow natural land and water features

Why do states have budget difficulties that the federal government does not have?

• No one wants to loan money to states

• People expect more from state government

• States need to decide what other countries they can trade with

• States must balance their budget and are unable to borrow money

What power do some governors have that a president does not have?

• Line-item Veto

• Appoint people to office

• enforce the law

• command armed forces

Which state official is seen as the lead lawyer and oversees the work of other lawyers in the state

• Attorney General

• Secretary of state

• State auditor

• State treasurer

Which court would handle the first appeal of a case tried in a higher-level state trail court

• district court

• Appellate court

• Municipal court

• State Supreme court

In which form of city government does the city council appoint the department heads and hire a manager to complete executive tasks?

• Commission Form

• Strong-Mayor System

• Weak-Mayor system

• Council-Manager Form

Which document establishes the power and duties of most local governments?

• Home law rule

• City Charter

• State constitution

• The U.S Constitution

Which county official enforces court orders and makes arrests?

• assessor

• coroner

• district attorney

• Sheriff

States are divided into large political Units called ______

• a metropolitan area

• a county

• a township

• a special district