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Introduction to State Government (Discovery Educationtion)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Article of the Constitution tells about states' rights and responsibilities?

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 4

c)

Article 5

d)

Article 7

2.

What document explains how a state government will be organized?

a)

State Constitution

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

State Charter

d)

State Laws

3.

How many branches are in each state's government?

a)

Two (2)

b)

Three (3)

c)

Four (4)

d)

Five (5)

4.

Who is the head of a state's executive branch?

a)

The state's Attorney General

b)

The Lieutenant Governor

c)

The Vice President

d)

The Governor

5.

A governor has which of the following powers?

a)

Approving the state budget

b)

Approving or rejecting state laws

c)

Choosing city mayors

d)

Naming local schools

6.

What is the main job of the legislative branch?

a)

To stop taxes

b)

To create school calendars

c)

To make laws

d)

To appoint people to fill important state jobs

7.

What is the word that means that the state legislature has two chambers?

a)

Bicameral

b)

Federal

c)

Assembly

d)

Bill

8.

What is the main job of the judicial branch?

a)

To make laws

b)

To create the state budget

c)

To command the state's National Guard

d)

To interpret or clarify state laws

9.

Which court is the head of the state judicial branch?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Superior Court

c)

Appellate Court

d)

Traffic Court

10.

What is the process by which voters can repeal or vote against a law passed by their state legislature?

a)

Recall

b)

Veto

c)

Amendment

d)

Popular Referendum