Local and State Government

The highest elected official of a state & leader of the state executive branch.

• President

• Secretary of State

• Governor

• Mayor

The elected head of a city, town, or municipality.

• President

• Secretary of State

• Governor

• Mayor

The process by which citizens can remove elected officials from office before their term is completed.

• Recall

• Initative

• Referendum

• Charter

A system of taxes based on the taxpayer's ability to pay. It imposes a lower tax rate on low-income earners than on those with a higher income.

• Progressive Tax

• Regressive Tax

A municipal body of several people part of a legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds

• Charter

• City Council

• Commission

• Governor

A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which a body such as a company, college, or city is founded and its rights and privileges defined.

• Charter

• Line-item veto

• Initative

• Referendum

A tax applied uniformly, taking a larger percentage of income from low-income earners than from high-income earners.

• Progressive tax

• Regressive tax

A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

• Commission

• Initiative

• Referendum

• Recall

An election that allows citizens to propose legislation and submit it to the state electorate for popular vote

• Initiative

• Referndum

• Recall

• Line-item veto

A city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.

• Municipality

• Commission

• Special District

• At-large election