Local Government
100 Points
Question: Who leads a municipality like Hawthorne?
A. Governor
B. Mayor
C. County Commissioner
Answer: B. Mayor
100 Points
Question: What is the name of the group that makes decisions in New Jersey’s county governments?
A. County Council
B. County Commissioners
C. County Supervisors
Answer: B. County Commissioners
Question: Who is the head of the state executive branch in New Jersey?
A. Mayor
B. Governor
C. State Senator
Answer: B. Governor
200 Points
Question: Which local group decides on school policies and budgets in Hawthorne?
A. Town Council
B. School Board
C. County Executive
Answer: B. School Board
200 Points
Question: Which of these is a service typically run by Passaic County, not your town?
A. Fixing potholes on a state highway
B. Running the county jail
C. Collecting garbage from homes
Answer: B. Running the county jail
200 Points
Question: Which group makes laws for the state of New Jersey?
A. State Legislature
B. County Commissioners
C. U.S. Congress
Answer: A. State Legislature
300 Points
Question: What is an ordinance?
A. A state law
B. A town rule or law
C. A court decision
Answer: B. A town rule or law
300 Points
Question: What is one job of the county court system in New Jersey?
A. Making new laws
B. Handling civil and criminal trials
C. Electing the county commissioners
Answer: B. Handling civil and criminal trials
300 Points
Question: What is one responsibility of the state government (not local or county)?
A. Deciding local school lunch menus
B. Running state parks and highways
C. Collecting garbage from neighborhoods
Answer: B. Running state parks and highways
400 Points
Question: A student group wants a crosswalk added near the middle school. Who do they contact first?
A. County Clerk
B. State Assembly
C. Local Town Council
Answer: C. Local Town Council
400 Points
Question: Who would be responsible for making decisions about county-wide health services like vaccines or emergency clinics?
A. Local School Board
B. County Health Department
C. State Supreme Court
Answer: B. County Health Department
400 Points
Question: If a new education law is passed that affects all public schools in NJ, who MOST LIKELY created it?
A. Local School Board
B. NJ State Legislature
C. U.S. Supreme Court
Answer: B. NJ State Legislature
500 Points (Double or Nothing)
Question: According to the article, which of the following BEST explains how the roller rink behind Hawthorne High School was completed?
A. The School Board built the rink and asked the borough to help with lights.
B. The Borough paid for and built the rink, and the School Board agreed to let it be built on school land.
C. The County government oversaw construction, and the State paid for the scoreboard.
Answer: B. The Borough paid for and built the rink, and the School Board agreed to let it be built on school land.
500 Points (Double or Nothing)
Question: Which of these situations would MOST LIKELY involve both local and county governments working together?
A. Changing the school calendar
B. Hosting a county-wide emergency shelter during a storm
C. Making rules about U.S. immigration policy
Answer: B. Hosting a county-wide emergency shelter during a storm
500 Points (Double or Nothing)
Question: Which of the following is the BEST example of a situation that would be handled by the state government instead of local or county?
A. Deciding to build a roller rink
B. Creating laws about driving age and licenses
C. Funding a town’s recreation center
Answer: B. Creating laws about driving age and licenses