7th Grade Jeopardy

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6-10

11-15

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21-25

100

Powers held by the federal government

Delegated powers

100

Legislature divided into two houses.

Bicameral

100

Process used by citizens to remove elected officials from office

Recall

100

Method of selecting judges in which a committee prepares a list of qualified judges, the governor appoints a judge from the list, and the judge faces voters in the next election

Missouri Plan

100

Basic plan for local government that defines its powers, responsibilities, and organization.

Charter

200

Powers held by the states

Reserved Powers

200

Legislature with one house.

Unicameral

200

Chief executive in each state.

Governor

200

Unit of local government that is incorporated by the state and has a large degree of self-government.

Municipality

200

Regulations that govern a community.

Ordinances

300

Powers held by both federal and state governments.

Concurrent Powers

300

Citizens represented by legislators.

Constituitents

300

System in which government jobs are given to people recommended by political leaders.

Patronage

300

The largest type of municipality

City

300

Unit of local government, usually larger than a village and smaller than a city.

Town

400

Part of the Constitution ensures each state will accept the decisions of civil courts in other states.

Full faith and credit clause

400

Process by which citizens can start new legislation.

Initiative

400

Presiding officer of the state senate and successor of the governor.

Lieutenant Governor

400

Division of state government formed to carry out laws, collect taxes, supervise elections in a single small area

County

400

Public meeting at which townspeople meet regularly to discuss and vote on town issues.

Town Meeting

500

To put in place

Implement

500

Legislative body of a city's government

City Council

500

Set of Criminal Laws

Penal Code

500

Cities chief executive officer

Mayor

500

authority of a city to write and amend its own municipal charter

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