The Great State

The state legislature is the state's __________ body.

• Congressional

• Judicial

• Lawmaking

• Executive

Every state except one has a bicameral legislature.

• True

• False

Citizens in each district elect ______________ to represent them in the state legislature.

• legislators

• governors

• bicameral

• departments

State governments protect citizens by regulating activities. A regulation is a ______.

• law

• rule

• referendum

• job

Each state is divided into legislative _________ that contain roughly the same number of citizens.

• bodies

• districts

• branches

• units

States have 3 branches of government like the federal government does.

• True

• False

What does it mean to have a bicameral legislature?

• The legislature has 2 chambers

• The legislature has 3 chambers

• The legislature has 1 chamber

• The legislature has 2 districts

The head of a state’s executive branch is the state _________.

• President

• Ruler

• Governor

• Representative

The state's high court...

Select ALL of the correct answers.

• Reviews the decisions made by lower courts

• Supervises the other courts

• Overturn laws

• Finalizes laws

The state constitution describes…

• How the state’s government must operate

• “The Decree of the District”

• How the federal government operates

• Who is in charge