Civics Vocab

What court is a trial court of a state?

• Supreme

• Superior

• District

• Municipal

In what court would you go for minor offenses such as traffic tickets?

• Appeals

• District

• Municipal

• Superior

What is the process that lets citizens place a law on the ballot to be voted on?

• referendum

• initiative

• infrastructure

• legislate

What is the process where citizens vote on a law the state legislature has adopted?

• initiative

• regulation

• referendum

• infrastructure

Who is the head of a state's executive branch?

• mayor

• president

• governor

• judge

What is a State's lawmaking body called?

• legislator

• judiciary

• legislature

• court

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

• areas

• houses

• sections

• districts

What is another name for a state's lawmakers?

• legislators

• legislature

• district manager

• prosecutor

What are the parts of the Executive Branch that carries out laws?

• legislature

• districts

• departments

• municipality

What is money the federal government gives a state for a certain purpose?

• gifts

• loans

• initiatives

• grants