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