State Gov't. (Ch 13)

6. type of crime more serious than a misdemeanor
7. court case in which one party in a dispute claims to have been harmed in some way by the other
8. a meeting of a legislative or judicial body to conduct business
11. powers shared by the state and federal governments
13. type of court in which a judge or a jury listens to the evidence and reaches a verdict, or decision, in favor of one party or another in the case
14. a question placed on a ballot by a citizen petition to decide if a law should be repealed
15. unequal representation in state legislatures
16. the person in a civil case who is said to have caused the harm
18. a vote called by a legislature to seek voter approval of a law
19. having one-house legislature

1. powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government and that are kept by the states
2. type of court in which a party who lost a case in a lower court asks judges to review that decision and reverse it
3. the least serious type of crime
4. the sharing of power between the central and state governments
5. the person in a civil case who claims to have been harmed
9. to veto only a specific part of a bill
10. money awarded to the states by the federal government
12. the clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict
17. the process of redrawing legislative districts