2.22 Unit Test: Contemporary Washington: Government

How is attending a public meeting when a bill is debated an effective form of civic involvement?

• It allows citizens to have a direct vote on the issue when it goes before the full legislature.

• It fulfills the requirement of all citizens to attend a certain number of meetings in order to gain the right to vote.

• It gives citizens a chance to share their opinions or experiences on the issues being debated.

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    It gives citizens a chance to veto the bill, but only in a public meeting of this type.

What is the role of the national government’s executive branch?

• Interpret the laws.

• Creates the laws.

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    Enforces the laws.

• Follow the laws.

Why was the national government created?

• to create a strong government that would be able to hold the country together

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    to create a government that would be able to limit and control the people’s activities

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    to create a government that would maintain the supremacy of the states

• to create a government that mimicked the style of the government in England

How is a limited government created by the concept of checks and balances?

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    It lets each branch carry out the responsibilities of the others, which limits the power of any one branch.

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    It allows for each part of the government to be ranked based on its power, and thus limits the power they have.

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    It limits the local, state, and national governments by equally distributing the power of government to each.

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    It allows each branch of the government to control or stop the actions of the other branches.

How can the judicial branch check or stop the actions of the legislative branch?

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    Use judicial review to determine whether a law is constitutional.

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    Evaluate each new law with a judicial decision.

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    Proclaim a judicial veto to cancel a law.

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    Use the process of judicial legislation to create new laws

How are the powers of government at the state level related to one of the main duties of the governor of Washington State?

• Members of the state legislature are appointed by the governor to make laws.

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    After the legislative branch nominates potential judges, the governor confirms them.

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    After the state legislature passes a bill, the governor signs it into law.

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    The state legislature approves laws that the governor creates.

What is the role of legislative committees based on the powers given to the state legislature?

• They develop bills that the full legislature debates and votes on.

• They sign a bill into law after the full legislature votes on and passes it.

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    They receive the bill after it passes the legislature, allowing them to issue a veto.

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    They approve judicial nominees that the whole legislature has suggested.

How are local, state, and federal governments similar in the way they are structured?

• All three levels of government have the office of the president as an executive.

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    All three levels of government give the legislative branch power to appoint the executive.

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    All three levels of government have a bicameral, or two house, legislature.

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    All three levels of government have judicial, legislative, and executive branches.

How do municipal governments compare to county governments?

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    Municipal government have jurisdiction over county governments.

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    Municipal governments only give services to city residents, unlike county governments.

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    Municipal governments can create local ordinances, unlike county governments.

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    Municipal governments make laws at the state level, unlike county governments.

How is the federal government connected to tribal sovereignty?

• It gives tribes the ability to be fully represented in Congress.

• It makes the decision to recognize tribes and grant them tribal sovereignty.

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    It gives the president power to appoint a federal governor to tribes with tribal sovereignty.

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    It increases regulations on tribes with tribal sovereignty.