MA State & Local

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Across
  1. 1. a group of elected officials that make decisions about a town or city's school system
  2. 4. the power of a governor to reduce a criminal's sentence
  3. 6. a member of the *upper house* of a state legislature (for example, the Massachusetts Senate); this office for Hull is held by Republican Patrick M. O'Connor, who represents the First Plymouth and Norfolk County districts
  4. 7. a state's largest territorial and political unit, usually made up of many towns and cities
  5. 9. a paid, appointed (unelected) employee in charge of running a town's day to day operations; this office for Hull is held by Jennifer Constable
  6. 10. the power of a governor to cancel a bill passed by the state legislature
  7. 11. Hull is a town in this state
  8. 16. an election for an area as a whole, for example, statewide
  9. 17. money awarded to the states by the federal government
  10. 18. a state's chief lawyer, who is the leader of the lawyers who represent the state in legal matters, including disputes with the federal government
  11. 19. a group of elected representatives who oversee a town
Down
  1. 1. the clause in Article VI (Section 6) of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict
  2. 2. a member of the U.S. Senate elected to represent an entire state; there are two senators per state (Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey)
  3. 3. powers shared by the state and federal governments
  4. 5. a member of the *lower house* of a state legislature (for example, the Massachusetts House of Representatives); this office for Hull is held by Democrat Joan Meschino, who represents the 3rd Plymouth County District, which also includes Cohasset and Hingham
  5. 8. a member of the U.S House of Representatives, elected in districts throughout each state; Hull's (District 8) representative is Stephen Lynch
  6. 12. a law, usually of a city or county
  7. 13. the head of the executive branch at the state level of government (Maura Healey)
  8. 14. powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
  9. 15. the sharing of power between the national and state governments