State and Local Government

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Across
  1. 4. collecting taxes, borrowing money, setting up courts, enforcing laws.
  2. 7. most states have these and they are the highest court in the state.
  3. 8. local rules that divide a community into areas and tell how the land in each are can be used.
  4. 13. 1982-2006 work done in Boston and surrounding cities to build new roads and interchanges.
  5. 14. the citizens represented by an elected official.
  6. 18. two house legislature
  7. 20. Mayor leads the city politically, the manager handles the day to day.
  8. 22. citizens starting a piece of legislation is called a(n).
  9. 25. hears both civil and criminal cases.
  10. 27. referring potential laws directly to the people for approval.
  11. 28. mayor can veto any possible ordinance
  12. 29. government resonse to public issues.
Down
  1. 1. these state courts do not use juries, and examine a case that has already had a ruling.
  2. 2. mayor's vote is equal to that of the city council.
  3. 3. gives states all power not listed in the constitution.
  4. 5. accounts for 25 percent of local government revenue.
  5. 6. each council member is in charge of a different city department.
  6. 9. funds given to local governments for specific purposes.
  7. 10. local law
  8. 11. police and fire department
  9. 12. a set of criminal laws.
  10. 15. one house legislature
  11. 16. a governor can veto specific provisions of a bill, while passing others into law.
  12. 17. second in rank to the governor.
  13. 19. a government system in which practically all political power lies within a central government.
  14. 21. services needed by the public (water, gas, electricity)
  15. 23. governor appoints the judge, and then voters get to approve.
  16. 24. funds given to states that can be used for broadly defined purposes.
  17. 26. allows voters to remove an elected offical.