Vocabulary
What term describes powers of the federal government explicitly listed in the US Constitution?
What is Expressed/ Enumerated/ Delegated Powers?
State Government has these three branches of government.
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
The idea that power rests both in the state and federal government.
What is Federalism?
True or False A County government can operate with a city in place as well.
True/ Broward and Ft. Lauderdale
Define direct democracy
What is Voting on the Issue, not a person?
What powers are shard between the national/federal and state government?
What is Concurrent Powers?
The president of the state is known as the ________.
Governor
True or false/ All state governments will have more people in their jurisdiction than all local governments?
False/ Some Large cities are bigger than states
This is the most Directly Democratic of the local governments
What is town meeting.
Who is in charge of the legislate branch at the local level?
what is the city council or the County Commissioners
What powers are not written in the Constitution but are used to carry out expressd powers?.
What is Implied Powers?
When the legislative branch askes the voters to pass a law.
What is a legislative referendum?
Who is the current Governor of Florida?
Ron DeSantis
This government has a mayor, but gives most of its power to the city council.
Weak mayoral system
In a weak mayor system who appoints local officials?
The city council
What powers are given to the states because they are not listed in the Constitution?
What is Reserved Power?
States need to make sure that they have a _______ ___________.... meaning that they can only spend what they have?
What is balanced budget?
Who is like the Vice President of a State?
Lt. Governor
What type of Government do most large cities have?
Strong Mayor
This type of government usually hires someone to do the day to day administration of the city.
Council-Manager System
Which amendment to the U.S.constitutionstates states that powers not listed are reserved the states
Who is the 10th Amendment?
When the voters get a petition to to change a law or add a law.
What is a popular referendum?
Where in the US Constitution does the Federal Government give State government powers?
10th Amendment in the Bill of Rights
This type of government has leaders of different departments elected who work independently of each other.
Commission form
Besides a mayor, name one official that local governments must elect?
Sheriff, District Attornney, County Auditor, County Clerk, County Coroner..