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State and Local Government
Constitutional Government
100
The process of deciding about public issues
What is Politics?
100
An area of legal control or authority
What is jurisdiction?
100
This type of government is more likely to issue an ordinance
What is Local government?
100
Another name for congress on a state level
What is General Assembly?
100
The introduction to the U.S. constitution
What is the Preamble?
200
The secretary of state belong to this branch
What is the Executive Branch?
200
25 and single, any age if married, at least ten years of separation are all requirements to do this
What is adopt a child?
200
An addition or change to the constitution
What is an Amendment?
200
A governor must be at least 30 yrs old to take office and is eligible to serve a minimum 1 yr term of this many years.
What is 4 years?
200
It reads, "To perpetuate the principles of free government, insure justice to all, preserve peace..."
What is the Georgia Constitution?
300
The number of statewide positions in the Appeals court
What is 10?
300
Greek word meaning authority
What is kratia?
300
The president appoints Federal Judges to office with the approval of congress. This is an example of this process.
What is Checks and Balances?
300
Human Services, Education, Public Safety, and Transportation are all services of this branch of government.
What is the Executive Branch?
300
A convention of delegates from every state, except this one, meet in Philadelphia to strengthen the Articles of Confederation.
What is Rhode Island?
400
Type of election held for national, state, and county offices held on the Tuesday after the first Monday every November in even-numbered years.
What is the General Election?
400
Government of, by, and for the people
What is Democracy?
400
The 1st ten amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
To pay a traffic violation, I would go to this type of court
What is Municipal "City" Courts?
400
To divide the government equally
What is Separation of Powers?
500
A government goal with a plan to achieve that goal
What is a Public Policy?
500
Before the U.S. Constitution took it's place, it was the 1st law of the land
What is the Articles of confederation?
500
He's the commander and chief of a state
Who is the Governor?
500
An amount of money spent by government for some purpose
What is Expenditure?
500
Though the national government is supreme, it shares certain powers with state government, known as this
What is federalism?