nico unit 4.3

What does County Government do?

• run movie theaters, playgrounds, and schools

• run courts, prisons, parks, libraries and health care systems

• run most of the country

• run most of the state of Florida

Who is at the top of municipal government?

• the city commisioner

• the principal

• the mayor

• the president

Florida's state government makes many important decisions for?

• Floridians

• Alabamian

• Alaskan

• Californian

How does the mayor get his or her job?

• by applying for it

• by getting elected

What are some of the responsibilities of city workers?

• running schools

• parks and recreation, arts and cultural affairs, sewer, water and public safety

• printing money for the country, running the military

• building roads and bridges

What part of local government makes decisions about how much water can be used for aquifers and rivers?

• state districts

• municipal government

• county government

• special districts

What's the document that outlines state government structure?

• The Constitution

• Florida State Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

What is the purpose of the executive branch?

• To create laws for the state and the people of Florida

• To rule the land

• To approve state laws

• To make sure state laws are constitutional

What is the purpose of the legislative branch?

• To be a legislator

• To make sure state laws are constitutional

• To approve state laws

• To create laws for the state and the people of Florida

What is the purpose of the Judicial branch?

• To be a judge

• To approve state laws

• To make sure state laws are constitutional

• To create laws for the state and the people of Florida