State Gov

Each state has three branches of government.

• True

• Falsse

Every state has two houses in the legislative branch.

• True

• False

Each state has a supreme court

• True

• False

Which of the following is a major responsibility of state governments?

• Making trade treaties with other states

• Making trade treaties with other countries

• Printing money

• Providing public education

The power of recall is

• 
  the ability to use evidence from past rulings to determine current issues.

• 
  a procedure used by Congress to review a bill.

• a process for removing elected officials from office.

• 
  the ability of the President to reconvene Congress.

Which power is shared by the national government and the state governments?

• 
  the power to set up local governments

• 
  the power to collect taxes

• the power to conduct elections

• the power to make treaties

The major difference between an initiative and a referendum is that an initiative

• begins with citizens, while the referendum begins with the legislature offering a bill to citizens for approval or rejection.

• 
  is used to create new programs, while a referendum is used to halt funding on an existing program.

• is a proposed bill offered by citizens, while a referendum is a bill rejected by citizens.

• is a check on the executive branch, while the referendum is a check on the judicial branch.

Which is the only state without a bicameral, or two-house, legislature?

• Missouri

• 
  Nebraska

• 
  California

• 
  New York

Which of the following executive officers is responsible for official records and documents as well as election supervision?

• 
  the lieutenant governor

• the secretary of state

• the attorney general

• 
  the governor

The three levels of the state court system, from least to most powerful, are

• trial courts, appeals courts, and the supreme court.

• 
  appeals courts, trial courts, and the supreme court.

• 
  the supreme court, trial courts, and appeals courts.

• 
  trial courts, the supreme court, and the appeals courts