Section 1
These are the powers given to the federal government.
What are delegated powers?
These are legislatures divided into two houses. (Most states use these legislatures, as does our federal government)
What is bicameral legislature?
This is the chief executive in each state.
What is the governor?
This official is in charge of handling all state funds. Sometimes this official supervises the collection of taxes and pays the state’s bills as well.
Who is the state treasurer?
This is the highest state court.
What is the state supreme court?
These are the powers shared by state and federal governments.
What are concurrent powers?
Citizens who contribute and comment on the state governments legislature.
What are constituents?
This process allows voters to remove elected officials from office.
What is recall?
This official carries out the policies of the state board of education.
Who is the superintendent of public instruction?
This is a set of criminal laws.
What is a penal code?
This is any power not given to the federal government which belongs to the people and the states.
What are reserved powers?
This is the legislature used by one state only that consists of one house.
What is unicameral legislature?
This official becomes head of the state executive branch if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office. The official often serves as the presiding officer of the state senate.
Who is the lieutenant governor?
This official keeps state records and carries out election laws.
Who is the secretary of state?
These courts generally hear minor cases and judges conduct hearings in these courts without a jury.
What are state trial courts?
The process of returning fugitives from one state to another.
What is extradition?
This is the method of referring potential laws directly to the people for approval.
What is a referendum?
This is when jobs are given to people recommended by political party leaders.
What is patronage?
This official is in charge of the state’s legal business, or matters concerning the law.
Who is the attorney general?
A person may appeal the decision of a trial court to this court.
What is the state appeals court?
This clause ensures that each state will accept the decisions of civil courts in other states.
What is the full faith and credit clause?
This is the process in which citizens in some states can bypass the legislature by getting a number of voters to sign a petition, which will cause the bill to appear on the next ballot.
What is initiative?
Governors have many duties, powers and roles such as__________________________. (Give at least three examples as listed in the textbook, 50 points additional for each example after that)
What are chief executive, power of the budget, power to make appointments, power to supervise state employees, chief legislator, and political party leader?
This official ensures that no public funds from the state treasury are used without authorization.
Who is the state auditor?
Under this plan, a committee of judges, lawyers, and ordinary citizens prepares a list of qualified judges. The governor appoints a judge from this list. The judge must then face the voters in the next election.
What is the Missouri Plan?