Amendments, taxes, goals and Clauses
This tax makes up the largest percentage of state tax revenue across all fifty states
property taxes
"All politics is local"
Tip O'Neill
Only voters registered with a particular political party may participate in that party's primary
closed primary
This state is the only one with a unicameral legislature
Nebraska
The odds of winning this are among the worst of any form of gambling
state lottery
This states that all powers not specifically delegated to the national government or prohibited to the states belong to the states
10th Amendment
State's CEO of its executive branch
governor
The candidate with the most votes is the winner
winner-take-all
Eligibility requirements for this are not the same for all states
voting
Typically, the revenues from this are designated for specific spending purposes
state lottery
This ensures that each state recognizes the validity of the other states' sovereignty
full faith and credit clause
Louisiana
Huey Long
Candidates' political party affiliations are not identified on the ballot
top-two method
States determine how many __________ they have
counties
Name the three basic units into which all states are divided
borough
county
parish
This tax makes up less than half of the average state's revenue
direct taxes
Mississippi
Theodore Bilbo
Any registered voter may vote in the primary of any one party
open primary
Most states have some form of this for increasing state revenues
lottery
The legal process of returning an alleged criminal to the state in which he was charged
extradition
The goal of a political party
win elections
Name two characteristics of a strong governor
can succeed himself in office
has line-item veto power
has veto power
has power over the budget
appoints all cabinet members
Type of election in which voters for a particular party cast votes to determine which of two or more candidates of that party will face the candidate of the opposing party
primary election
Most of these issues are dealt with on a state level
crimes
Name three types of special districts
school water/sewer
fire public transit
library soil conservation
sanitation cemetery commissions
housing mosquito abatement