elected chief officer of a state’s executive branch

• justice

• commissioner

• county executive

• governor

second highest official of a state’s executive branch; often presides over the upper house of the legislature

• lieutenant governor

• manager

• mayor

• selectman

elected supervisor from a county division who serves on the county’s governing board

• justice

• commissioner

• mayor

• selectman

elected at a town meeting to make policy decisions for a local government

• lieutenant governor

• commissioner

• mayor

• selectman

chairman of the county commission, or a county mayor, or a county judge

• commissioner

• county executive

• governor

• selectman

Any registered voter may vote in the primary of the party of his choice.

• closed primary

• open primary

• semiclosed primary

• semiopen primary

• jungle primary

Independents not registered with a particular party may choose a ballot from one of the two parties.

• closed primary

• open primary

• semiclosed primary

• semiopen primary

• jungle primary

All candidates are listed on the same ballot.

• closed primary

• open primary

• semiclosed primary

• semiopen primary

• jungle primary

Only voters registered with a particular party may participate in that party’s primary.

• closed primary

• open primary

• semiclosed primary

• semiopen primary

• jungle primary

Which of the following is not a basic responsibility of state government?

• public safety

• commercial regulation

• political subdivision oversight

• duties on exports