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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
The Pennsylvania government allows for what process?
direct initiative
Pennsylvania does not have any of these processes.
recall
indirect initiative
Federalism is a system whereby national government and state governments
share all powers.
divide all powers.
share some powers and divide others.
change powers from time to time.
The PA legislature is called what?
Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
General Assembly
What would be an example of an excise tax ("sin tax")?
A tax on the sale of alcohol.
A tax on your property.
A tax on your income.
A tax on imports.
Which of the following is a major responsibility of state governments?
declaring war
making treaties with other countries
providing public education
coining money
States raise most of their money from
bonds.
lotteries.
categorical grants.
taxes.
What is an example of a concurrent (shared) power within the system of Federalism, that states heavily rely on to fund state government?
The power to tax and borrow money.
The power to prosecute crimes.
The power to coin money.
The power to declare war.
The power of recall is
the ability to use evidence from past rulings to determine current issues.
a process for removing elected officials from office.
a procedure used by Congress to review a bill.
the ability of the President to reconvene Congress.
True or False? The structure of the Pennsylvania state government is very similar to the structure of the federal government.
TRUE
FALSE
The responsibilities of the state courts include all of the following EXCEPT
act as a check on the state's legislative and executive branches.
decide on the constitutionality of state laws.
define the division of power between the state and federal governments.
protect the rights and freedoms of each of their state's citizens.
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 a proposed bill offered by citizens, while a referendum is a bill rejected by citizens.
is used to create new programs, while a referendum is used to halt funding on an existing program.
is a check on the executive branch, while the referendum is a check on the judicial branch.
One unique distinction from the presidency of a state governor is that they can
line item veto legislation
declare war
appoint all judges
sign bills into laws
True or False? A major expenditure of the Pennsylvania state government is Medicaid.
True
False
Which of the following executive officers is responsible for official records and documents as well as election supervision?
the lieutenant governor
the attorney general
the secretary of state
the governor
A categorical grant differs from a block grant in that it
is given for a more general purpose than a block grant.
is not granted by the federal government.
is given for a more specific purpose than a block grant.
does not come with any conditions that must be met by the state.
The three levels of the state court system, from least to most powerful, are
trial courts, appeals courts, and the supreme court.
the supreme court, trial courts, and appeals courts.
appeals courts, trial courts, and the supreme court.
trial courts, the supreme court, and the appeals courts.
States receive money from the federal government in the form of
grants.
bonds.
lotteries.
taxes.
What is an example of a similarity between the office of president and the office of governor?
Both appoint all judges
Both can deploy troops overseas
Both can pardon individuals accused of crimes
Both can appoint ambassadors
What executive branch role is head prosecutor for the state?
the governor
the secretary of state
the lieutenant governor
the attorney general
Pennsylvania's judges are _______ to office.
appointed
hired
forced in
