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Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| extradition | returning a criminal to the state where the crime was committed |
| Levy | to put on |
| reserved powers | state powers |
| bicameral | two houses |
| constituents | people represented by an elected official |
| initiative | process where citizens can start new laws |
| proposition | citizens start a petition for a new law |
| referendum | a proposed law is put on the ballot |
| governor | chief executive of a state |
| auditor | monitors state spending |
| penal code | states criminal laws |
| lieutenant governor | second in command in a state |
| municipality | a unit of local government |
| city | largest type of municipality |
| county | largest unit of local government |
| sheriff | chief law enforcement officer in a county |
| aldermen | elected officials who run a city/town |
| ordinance | a local law |
| charter | a plan for the local unit of government |
| mayor | chief executive in a city |