Chapter 11 Study Guide

What executive office oversees the elections in a state?

A state's governor may change a criminal's sentence by doing what?

• grant pardon and commute sentence

• grant pardon and get rid of sentence

• get therapy and commute sentence

• get crime erased and commute sentence

What are the powers shared by both the Federal and State governments called?

List two examples of concurrent powers.

• borrow money and levy taxes

• spend money and help get more money

• decide who handles money and levy taxes

• borrow money

  and vote

List the three branches of government at the State level.

• Executive, Legislative, Judicial

• Supreme Court, District Court, Trial Court

• National, Federal, State

• People, Governor, Senate

How often is the Federal census taken?

• every 10 years

• every 7 years

• every 5 years

• every 15 years

The federal census is used to make what for the election of Senators and Representatives in each state?

Which courts (higher or lower) courts listen to murder trials?

• Higher Courts

• Lower Courts

Two main sources of income for state government are what?

• Income Taxes and State Taxes

• Income Taxes and Borrowed Money

• Sales Taxes and Government Funds

• Sales Taxes only.

If the state legislature has a crisis they may decide to meet in a what?