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WorksheetsPA State and Local Government
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Local Governments rely on funding primarily from
a)
sales tax
b)
daily lottery
c)
income tax
d)
property tax
2.
The name of our 85th district Representative is
a)
Donald Trump
b)
Fred Keller
c)
Gene Yaw
d)
Pat Toomey
3.
Which of the following is not a basic unit of local government
a)
county
b)
city
c)
borough
d)
council
4.
Voters who wish to remove an official from office early must use a process called ________ if it is available
a)
referendum
b)
initiative
c)
recall
d)
all of them
5.
The responsible party in a whole school district for the day to day decisions is the
a)
Principal
b)
School Board President
c)
Superintendent
d)
Commissioner
6.
A vote by the people to pass a law can be referred to as what?
a)
Initiative
b)
Referendum
c)
Recall
d)
Ridiculous
7.
What word can best describe power at the state level?
a)
Centralized
b)
Dispersed
c)
Unified
d)
Concentrated
8.
Which of the following is NOT a major responsibility of the state and local governments?
a)
education
b)
law enforcement
c)
defense
d)
public health
9.
How many members are there in the PA House of Representatives?
a)
203
b)
302
c)
67
d)
50
10.
State governments spend the largest portion of their revenue on what?
a)
fire protection
b)
police protection
c)
education
d)
welfare
11.
What is the largest sub-division of a state?
a)
township
b)
county
c)
city
d)
school district
12.
Which is not an Executive elected position in PA?
a)
State Senator
b)
Auditor General
c)
Attorney General
d)
State Treasurer
13.
Having a 2 house legislature is called what?
a)
Unicameral
b)
Bicameral
c)
Bipedal
d)
Dual Body
14.
How many school districts are there in PA?
a)
50
b)
500
c)
203
d)
67
15.
The general term for a government of a more densely populated local government is called what?
a)
County
b)
Township
c)
Municipality
d)
Special District
16.
How many members of a School Board are there?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
3
d)
10
17.
Federal judges are appointed for life and PA Judges are _________________________
a)
also appointed for life
b)
elected for 10 years
c)
elected for 5 years
d)
in their jobs til they break the law
18.
A strong mayor typically has a ________ which is different from the weak mayor.
a)
vote
b)
veto
c)
photography studio
d)
lot of money
19.
The primary responsibility of a mayor, strong or weak, is what?
a)
Police
b)
Fire
c)
Welfare
d)
Defense
20.
There are how many PA counties?
a)
65
b)
67
c)
50
d)
203
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