Vocabulary
An elected county official in charge of law enforcement.
What is sheriff?
This is a unit of local government that is incorporated by the state and has a degree of self government.
What is municipality?
Most states have this type of legislature.
What is bicameral?
Florida's state flag consists of these colors.
What are red and white?
Powers only given to the federal government.
What are delegated powers?
Regulations that govern a local community.
What are ordinances?
This is the largest type of municipality.
What is city?
Who is the chief executive of each state and oversees the executive branch?
What is a governor?
This is the state animal.
What is a panther?
Powers that are for the states and the people.
What are reserved powers?
A basic plan that defines the powers and responsibilities of a local government.
What is charter?
Most large cities have this type of mayor who can veto council decisions, appoint officials and have power over the budget.
What is strong mayor?
Each state has this type of court at the top of their judicial branch.
What is state supreme court?
The governor of Florida as of the election last year.
Who is Ron DeSantis?
Powers shared by both the federal and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
A method of selecting judges in which the governor appoints a judge from a list of qualified judges prepared by a committee of judges, lawyers, and ordinary citizens.
What is Missouri Plan?
For a bill to be passed at the local level, there usually is this type of meeting before a vote is taken.
What is town meeting?
In order for a bill to become a law at the state level it must be approved by this person.
Who is the governor?
This is the population of Florida as of the last estimate.
What is 21 million?
This constitution is short and vague not going into much detail.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Giving state jobs to people recommended by political party leaders.
What is patronage?
Most local governments (city and county) get their money through this type of taxes.
What is property taxes?
This is the scope that state laws have with where they are in effect.
What is just at the state level?
This is the date of Florida's admittance to the union.
What is March 3, 1845?
This constitution is very long, and specific- it has 12 articles covering a wide array of topics.
What is the Florida Constitution?