Unit 7 Crossword Review

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Across
  1. 1. The full faith and _____ clause ensures that each state will accept the decisions of civil courts in other states.
  2. 4. The _____ of public instruction carries out the policies of the state board of education.
  3. 6. In the state court system, _____ courts hear all civil and criminal cases--from small-claims court cases to superior court cases.
  4. 8. The secretary of _____ keeps state records and carries out election laws.
  5. 9. A process by which voters may remove an elected official from office.
  6. 10. Consisting of one house, as in a lawmaking body.
  7. 12. A process by which citizens of a state may propose a law by collecting signatures on a petition.
  8. 13. The _____ general is in charge of the state's legal business, or matters concerning the law.
  9. 15. True or False? A state must accept the marriage licenses, birth certificates, wills, contracts, and property deeds issued by other states.
  10. 17. System of government in which the powers of government are divided between the national government government and the state governments.
  11. 18. Each of the fifty states has its own _____, or written plan for government.
  12. 19. The chief executive of a state government.
  13. 20. What is the only state to have a unicameral legislature?
  14. 23. An _____ veto allows the governor to veto only one part of an appropriations bill.
  15. 24. Powers set aside by the U.S. Constitution for the states or for the people.
  16. 26. The state _____ ensures that no public funds from the state treasury are used without authorization.
  17. 28. State courts address violations of state constitutions and state _____.
  18. 29. In most states the lieutenant governor presides over the _____.
  19. 32. In Reynolds v. Sims (1964), the Supreme Court ruled that state election districts must be _____ in population
  20. 33. In the state court system, _____ courts review cases from trial courts whose rulings have been challenged, or appealed.
  21. 34. True or False? In most states, citizens elect supreme court judges.
  22. 35. A method of referring a bill to the voters for approval before the bill can become law.
  23. 36. The _____ code is a set of criminal laws.
Down
  1. 1. Most of the work of the state legislatures is done in _____ that specialize in certain areas.
  2. 2. Powers shared by the federal government and the states.
  3. 3. True or False? A person who commits a crime can escape justice by fleeing to another state.
  4. 5. A legal process for returning criminals to the place from which they fled.
  5. 7. The _____ governor succeeds the governor if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office.
  6. 11. People represented by members of a lawmaking body.
  7. 14. Members of the lower house in all states choose their own presiding officer, usually called the _____.
  8. 16. Local governments receive their power from the _____.
  9. 21. Consisting of two houses, as in a lawmaking body.
  10. 22. The state _____ is in charge of handling all state funds.
  11. 25. Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution are called _____ powers.
  12. 27. The lawmaking process in state legislatures is similar to the procedure followed in Congress.
  13. 30. State _____ courts are the highest court in the state judicial system; they hear cases on appeal from the lower courts.
  14. 31. Which amendment is the source of the reserved powers of the states.