Federal Government
This document is the “supreme law of the land.”
What is the U.S. Constitution
This is the capital of Massachusetts
What is Boston
This branch makes the laws
What is the Legislative Branch
Massachusetts can collect this type of tax at the state level that cities and towns cannot change
What is the state income tax
What is the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court
These first ten amendments protect individual rights
What is the Bill of Rights
This person is the head of the Massachusetts Executive Branch
Who is the Governor of Massachusetts
The head of the Executive Branch
Who is the President
This is the minimum age to vote in Massachusetts.
What is 18
Who is the Governor of your state now
Who is Healey
This principle divides power between the 3 branches of government
What is seperation of powers
This is the minimum age to vote in Massachusetts
What is 18
The President can reject a bill using this power
What is the veto
These smaller governments manage local services like schools and police departments
What are municipalities (or towns/cities)?
Name one current issue that the Massachusetts legislature is currently fighting agaisnt happening
What is the Audit
Citizens must do this every April 15.
What is file taxes
This document serves as the state’s foundational law and is one of the oldest functioning constitutions in the world.
What is the Massachusetts Constitution
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states
What is a larger population
These are the two types of local government structures most common in Massachusetts
What are city governments and town governments (town meeting systems)
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now
Who is Markey or Warren
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
This ship, famous for arriving in 1620, is a major symbol of Massachusetts history
What is the Mayflower
What is the economic system in the United States
What is capitalism
The chief legal and law enforcement officer of Massachusetts
Who is the Attorney General
What are two Cabinet-level positions
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