Federal Government
Defintions
The States
Cool Facts about the States
State Government
100

The type of government the United States of America has.

What is a constitutional republic? 

100

These are powers implied in the constitution but not expressed.

What are implied powers? 

100

This is a written plan that sets up a form of government and establishes its basic governing principles.

What is a constitution? 

100

The three ways of proposing constitutional amendments to a state constitution are these.

What are convention, legislation, and initiative? 

100

All states but these two see a governor serving a term of four years.

What are Vermont and New Hampshire? 

200

This system of government is one that divides power between the national government and the state government.

What is federal?

200

This means good faith.

What is bona fide? 

200

The two major features of republican government are rule by law and rule by this.

What is representation? 

200

This is an election in which the voters of a state approve or reject on an amendment.

What is a referendum? 

200

If the state legislatures remove a governor from office, it is called this. If the voters removed the governor, it is called this.

What are impeachment and recall? 

300

These are the three levels of the division of power in government.

What are national, state, and local? 

300

This is the belief where people thought they could leave the union because its adherents believe they could nullify laws that they considered unconstitutional. 

What is the doctrine of nullification? 

300

This state has the oldest written constitution in the world.

What is Massachusetts? 

300

Some of the things states can regulate.

What are marriage/divorce, motor vehicles, public health, safety, morals, and education? 

300

This is by virtue of the office or position.

What is ex officio? 

400

These are powers deemed necessary for any government to exist independently of other governments such as the power to tax and borrow money.

What are concurrent? 

400

These are monies the national government gives to the start or local government for some designated purpose.

What are federal grants? 

400

The number of adopted constitutions the Commonwealth of Kentucky has.

What is 4? 

400

This means more votes than anyone else

What is a plurality? 

400

This person presides over the state Senate, serves as acting governor when the governor is out of the state.

Who is the lieutenant governor? 

500

These are powers expressed in the constitution.

What are expressed powers? 

500

This occurs when a federal law supersedes or overrides a similar state law.

What is preeemption? 

500

A _________________ is a minor change while a __________ is a major change.

What is amendment and revision? 

500

If a candidate for governor doesn't win a majority of the votes in these two states, their legislatures will chose the winner.

What are Mississippi and Vermont? 

500

The only state to have a unicameral legislature.

What is Nebraska? 

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