Chapter 11 Vocabulary
The process of redrawing legislative districts
What is redistricting
A city or county law
What is an ordinance
The leader of the state executive branch
Who is the governor
Strong Mayor - Council, Weak Mayor - Council,
Council - Manager, and Commission
What are the types of city governments
There are 134 of these in Minnesota
What are members of the House of Representative
This takes place when lawmakers ask the voters to approve a law they have passed
What is a legislative referendum
County's chief law enforcement officer
Who is the Sheriff
The branch of state government that contains traffic, family and small claims courts
What is the state Judicial Branch
This is the most common type of city government
What is Strong Mayor-Council
The current Governor of Minnesota
Who is Tim Walz
power to reject specific parts of a bill without killing the whole bill
What is line-item veto
The type of city government where the city council hires a person to run the day to day operations
What is a Council-Manager city government
All state legislative districts must be equal in this respect
What is population
The type of city government with the fewest voter choices
What is Council-Manager
There are 10 of these districts in Minnesota
What are Minnesota's judical districts
State official who makes sure that money is used in state departments and agencies according to state law
Who is the State Auditor
The person who keeps official county government records
Who is the County Clerk
The state official in charge of elections
Who is the Secretary of State
The person in county government who handles criminal cases for the county
Who is the County Prosecutor or Distric Attorney
The Minnesota Senator in district 45
Who is Kelly Morrison
The powers that are given to the states only
What are reserved powers
To demand and collect tax or other payment
What is levy
The trial courts in the state system
What are the district courts
The person who handles elections for the county
The number of counties in Minnesota
What is 87