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WorksheetsState Government
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Are there three branches of government in the state government?
Yes
No
Who is head of the executive branch at the state level?
governor
legislator
supervisor
president
What are the two parts of the bicameral legislature?
senate
house of representatives
congress
assembly
What are the names of the two lower courts in state government?
trial
appeals
supreme
judges
What is instituted in our government to prevent one person from getting too much power?
3 branches of government
courts
referendums
legislature
What is the state's lawmaking body?
judicial
executive
legislature
What are 3 departments of the executive branch?
education
transportation
health
lawyer
What courts do cases start in?
town
civil
trial
state
What is the trial court level called?
superior court
biggest court
largest court
gigantic court
The state's high court is responsible for...
review decisions made by lower courts
supervises the other courts
interprets the state constitution
What is the state's "law of the land"?
state constitution
town constitution
local constitution
federal constitution
What allows citizens to draft laws they would like to see adopted?
initiative
referendum
regulate
grants
What lets citizens vote on a law already passed by state legislature?
initiative
referendum
grants
regulates
Which is not a major service provided by the state government?
curency
fire safety
roads
infrastructure
What are sums of money designated for a certain purpose such as improving an airport or providing healthcare to low income households?
grants
referendums
initiatives
regulates
Another word for making rules about something.
regulate
draft
initiate
referendum
State agencies that carry out regulations like food inspections and building codes belong to what branch of government?
executive
legislative
judicial
Who gives the local government power?
state
federal
foreign
each state is divided into legislative...
districts
areas
properties
acres
What is the only state to have a legislature with only one chamber to make all of the lawmaking decisions?
Nebraska
New York
New Mexico
South Dakota
