Vocab 1
Governor
The chief executive of a state government.
Powers set aside by the U.S. constitution for the states or for the people.
Reserved powers
A set of criminal laws.
Penal Code
What gives reserved powers to the states?
The constitution
What does the full faith and credit clause apply to?
Civil cases
Constituents
People represented by members of a lawmaking body
Recall
A process by which voters may remove an elected official from office.
A process by which citizens of a state may propose a law by collecting signatures on petitions.
Initiative
As in the U.S. congress, Most of the work of the state legislature is done where?
In committees.
Where are criminal cases tried?
General trial courts.
Bicameral
Consisting of two houses, as in a law-making body.
Delegated powers
Powers given to the federal government by the constitution.
What two teams are playing in the super bowl?
Chiefs and Eagles
When do most state legislatures meet?
In regular sessions every year
What happens when a bill is passed in one house and fails in the second house?
Will not become a law
Extradition
A legal process for returning criminals to the place from which they fled.
A method of referring a bill to the voters for approval before the bill can become law.
Referendum
What are the duties of the state's attorney general?
Is in charge of the state’s legal business.
Where are the qualifications for Governor?
Are listed in each state constitution.
What are the duties of the Lieutenant Governor?
Presides over the Senate
A method of selecting state judges in which a state committee prepares a list of qualified candidates, and the governor appoints a judge from this list.
Missouri Plan
The provision in the U.S. Constitution ensures that each state will accept the decisions of civil courts in other states.
Full faith and credit clause
The 13 original colonies became part of the United States when they did what?
Approved the Constitution.
What problems would arise if each state issued its own money?
If states issued their own money, they would be like small countries. Trade and travel would be difficult, and travelers would have the exchange money every time they crossed a state border.
Why do you think states require that their legislators live in the district they represent?
State legislators can better represent the districts where they live and are familiar with the issues. Additionally, they would more likely work harder if they have a vested interest in their represented districts.