Government 1
Political boss of NYC
Who is Boss Tweed?
CEO of each state's executive branch
What is governor?
Chicago political boss
Who is Richard Daley?
Only state with a unicameral legislature
What is Nebraska?
Voters for a particular party cast votes to determine which of two or more candidates of that party will face the candidate of the opposing party
What is primary election?
Any registered voter may vote in the primary of any one party
What is open primary?
Only voters registered with a particular party may vote in that party's primary
What is closed primary?
Goal of political parties
What is win elections?
Candidates' party affiliations are not on the ballot
What is top-two method?
Amendment that gives non-delegated powers to the state
What is 10th?
Form of government the constitution guarantees for each state
What is republican?
Missouri political boss
Who is Tom Pendergast?
Largest source by percentage of state tax revenues
What is property taxes?
Legal process of returning an alleged criminal to the state in which the crime was committed
What is extradition?
Said "All politics is local"
Who is Tip O'Neill
Ensures that each state recognizes the validity of the other states' sovereignty
What is full-faith-and-credit?
Process that allows voters to make changes to their state's constitution
What is referendum?
Candidate with the most votes, regardless of % is the winner
What is winner-take-all primary?
Political boss of Virginia
Who is Harry Byrd?
Louisiana political boss
Who is Huey Long?
Mississippi political boss
Who is Theodore Bilbo?
Lowest divisions of political organization
What are precincts?
Memphis political boss
Who is E.H. Crump?
Allows voters to remove an elected official from office
What is recall?
Three basic units into which all states are divided
What is county, borough, and parish?