Indiana State & Local Government: Vocabulary

a political unit that has the authority to govern itself

• state

• districts

• departments

• infrastructure

those powers specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution

• delegated powers

• concurrent powers

• bicameral

• infrastructure

those powers not delegated to the federal government and therefore reserved for the states

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

• districts

• bicameral

powers shared by both the federal and state governments

• concurrent powers

• delegated powers

• governor

• justice

a state’s lawmaking body

• legislature

• justice

• supreme court

• governor

a legislature made up of two houses

• bicameral

• departments

• Indiana Supreme Court

• infrastructure

citizens in these geographical areas elect legislators to represent them in the state’s legislative branch

• districts

• departments

• legislature

• towns

parts of the executive branch that carry out laws

• departments

• districts

• justices

• divisions

the basic support structures that serve a geographical area, such as transportation, communication, and power systems

• infrastructure

• districts

• technology

• scaffolds

the law-making body in Indiana; consists of a Senate and House of Representatives

• General Assembly

• Congress

• Indiana Supreme Court

• departments