Vocab Part 1
Vocab Part 2
New Hampshire
State
Local
100
Removal of elected officials by voters
What is recall
100
Larger than a village but smaller than a city
What is a town
100
The NH House of Reps has this many people
What is 400
100
The highest court at the state level
What is the Supreme Court
100
This form of government started in New England
What is town
200
Set of criminal laws
What is penal code
200
Chief executive of a city (typically)
What is mayor
200
Judges in NH serve this long
What is until they retire OR until they are 70 years old (mandatory retirement)
200
Leader of the executive branch is the
Who is the governor
200
This type of democracy works best at the local level
What is direct democracy
300
Powers held by state
What are Reserved Powers
300
Basic plan for local government (given by state)
What is charter
300
What type of mayoral system does Manchester have?
What is strong-mayor
300
Give an example of how states work with the federal government
What is earthquake, hurricane, snow storm, etc.
300
A main responsibility of local government is to
What is hold elections
400
Powers held by federal government
What are Delegated Powers
400
When a city can amend their own charter they have
What is home rule
400
What is the motto of New Hampshire?
What is "Live Free or Die"
400
Each state accepts the decisions of civil cases from other states because of this
What is full faith and credit clause
400
Highest level of local government
What is county government
500
Process of citizens starting new legislation
What is initiative
500
Unit of local government that has a large degree of self-government
What is municipality
500
This many people CURRENTLY serve on the Executive Council in New Hampshire
What is 4. 5 typically serve but one recently passed away and has not been replaced.
500
Home rule does this to local government. They now have the ability to amend their charter
What is home rule
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