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Chapter 13 State Government

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of government does the U.S. have?

a)

federal

b)

national

c)

legislature

d)

state

2.

In a federal government, who shares powers?

a)

the people and the state

b)

the U.S. and the states

c)

the president and the vice president only

3.

Which amendment reserves powers for the states?

a)

32

b)

17

c)

10

d)

8

4.

Which state has the longest constitution?

a)

Florida

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Alabama

d)

Alaska

5.

What is the Supreme Law of the Land according to Article VI?

a)

State governments

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The President

6.

Who is head of the executive branch of a state?

a)

Senators

b)

Legislatures

c)

The President

d)

The Governor

7.

Which of the following is not a power of the governor?

a)

Commander in Chief of the National Guard

b)

Vetoes and approves laws

c)

Approves Senators

d)

Offers Paroles

8.

A popular referendum is a question placed on a ballot by:

a)

citizens

b)

the governor

c)

the president

d)

senators

9.

Each state his what type of courts?

a)

Trial and appellate

b)

expensive and cheap

c)

national and referendum

10.

What do states rely on as their major source of income?

a)

tourists

b)

taxes

c)

the government

11.

What type of powers are shared by both the state and the national government?

a)

representative

b)

court

c)

reserved

d)

concurrent

12.

If a state law conflicts with the words of the constitution, what happens to the law?

a)

the law is changed

b)

the law is thrown out

c)

the law is up for debate

13.

Florida's current constitution was written in what year?

a)

1776

b)

1876

c)

1968

d)

2012

14.

A legislature with a senate and house of representatives is called?

a)

judicial

b)

popular

c)

dual

d)

bicameral

15.

What do most state constitutions have in common? (3 correct answers)

a)

description of government strucure

b)

3 branches of government

c)

list of specific citizen rights

d)

27 amendments

16.

About how many words are in Florida's constitution?

a)

57,000

b)

7,000

c)

386,000

17.

According to Article XI of Florida's constitution, amendments need what percentage of voter approval?

a)

100

b)

25

c)

60

d)

75

18.

What type of crime is more serious than a misdemeanor?

a)

civil

b)

felony

c)

district

d)

local

19.

Which of these is a lower-level crime?

a)

felony

b)

district

c)

misdemeanor

20.

If you are found guilty during trial court, what is the next step?

a)

supreme court

b)

civil court

c)

district court

d)

appellate court

21.

Which of the parties involved in a dispute is the person who caused the harm?

a)

defendant

b)

plaintiff

c)

attorney

d)

judge

22.

What is used to count population?

a)

google doc

b)

vote

c)

census

d)

phone calls

23.

What do you call the time that lawmakers meet?

a)

legislative time

b)

amendment writing

c)

legislative session

24.

Why are district boundaries important?

a)

income

b)

civil count

c)

time zones

d)

equal population

25.

What are the main types of taxes?

a)

civil and income

b)

income and sales

c)

sales and county

d)

local and income

26.

What type of veto allows the governor to veto specific parts of a bill?

a)

public veto

b)

modify veto

c)

line-item veto