State and Local Government Vocabulary

4. What is the head of a city,town, or municipality called?
5. The person who is accused of the crime in a civil case is called the....
9. An example of this could include a armed robbery or a murder.
10. This is the system that gives each branch of government some ways to keep the other branches from becoming to powerful.
11. The official name for a public official who acts as a prosecutor.
16. When something is not in accordance with the political constitution it is referred to as....
18. When a good or service needs to be brought back it is called a ....
20. The budgetary spending year; a year as reckoned for taxing or accounting purposes.
22. what is the elected executive head of state called?
23. The legal name for anyone who is under the age of 18;the term for anyone who is not an adult.
24. A formal way of accusing someone of a serious crime is called an ....
25. What is a member of the Senate called?

1. A form of punishment in the juvenile justice system is called a....
2. The official power to make legal decisions is called ....
3. A non criminal law suit is called a ....
6. This is the word for "the act of spending".
7. When someone is officially entered in as a candidate.
8. Legislative,Judicial, and Executive; the division of powers among the three branches of government.
12. A governing body of a nation is called a ....
13. What is the name for the legislative body that governs a town or city?
14. This is a minor crime.
15. The highest court in the Judicial System is called the....
17. to revoke or annual a law.
19. the person who has the right of action against a wrongdoer is called a ....
21. A source of income is called ....