State and Local Government Vocabulary

"The authority to review a decision of a lower court" is the definition of...

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Concurrent

• Ordinance

The definition of COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE is...

• The elected chief tax assessing officer

• The elected or appointed leader of a city.

• The elected leader of the executive branch in a state.

• A person appointed to manage the money of a city or county.

"The elected or appointed leader of a city" is the definition of...

• Mayor

• City Manager

• Treasurer

• Governor

Correctly label the diagram based on the correct flow of checks and balances among branches of the U.S. federal government.

• Green = Legislative, Red = Judicial, Blue = Executive

• Green = Executive, Red = Judicial, Blue = Legislative

• Green = Judicial, Red = Legislative, Blue = Executive

• Green = Legislative, Red = Executive, Blue = Judicial

The definition of ATTORNEY GENERAL is...

• An elected executive branch officer who oversees all legal maters in the state

• An elected chief tax assessing officer at the local level

• An elected leader of the executive branch in the state

• An elected officer who is responsible for enforcing law and order in a county

"Happening at the same time, as in two or more governments having the same power" is the definition of...

• Concurrent

• Federalism

• Ordinance

• Mutually Exclusive

"An appointed official who oversees the city's operations" is the definition of...

• City Manager

• School Board

• Board of Supervisors

• Lieutenant Governor

Which of the following actions is completed by the President of the United States?

• Declares War

• Regulates interstate and foreign trade

• Approves annual budget

• Prepares the annual budget

"The elected county legislature in charge of making local laws and an annual budget" is the definition of...

• Board of Supervisors

• City Council

• School Board

• Treasurer

"The division of power between the states and national government" is the definition of...

• Federalism

• Concurrent

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law