State And Local Government Vocabulary

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  1. 2. In a _____, citizens rule through elected representatives.
  2. 5. _____ Nathan Deal has been in office since 2011.
  3. 8. The Georgia _____ is the highest level court in the state.
  4. 9. The US _____ is separated into three branches.
  5. 12. A _____ usually involves private property disputes and rights.
  6. 14. If a president signs a bill, it becomes a law, but if he _____ it, it goes back to congress.
  7. 15. In the US, the _____ has 435 members.
  8. 17. For citizens of a state to _____ a senator is considered unconstitutional and a bad idea.
  9. 20. The Republican _____ is represented by an elephant.
  10. 21. _____ court pertains to matters dealing with people under 18 years of age.
  11. 23. The _____ serves as the President of the State Senate.
  12. 24. Luckily, this year the local government has a lot of _____ to invest in community projects.
  13. 25. The _____ of Cumming has been in office since 1971.
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  1. 1. People looking to be president must first be _____ by a political party or prepare to run independently.
  2. 3. The supreme court can declare a law _____ as a way of checking the legislative branch.
  3. 4. _____ are funds reserved for a specific use.
  4. 6. The overall _____ of the government has gone up due to an increased sales tax rate.
  5. 7. The legislation in Georgia is called the _____.
  6. 10. A _____ will usually not have very severe punishments, compared to a felony.
  7. 11. The US _____ has 100 members, 2 for each state.
  8. 13. In a dictatorship, one person has all the _____.
  9. 16. The _____ is in charge of making laws.
  10. 18. In order to _____ a bill, majority of congress must vote for it, and the president must sign it.
  11. 19. A _____ is a serious or violent crime.
  12. 22. A _____ term is 6 years.