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State Government

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bicameral A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
legislature lawmaking body
legislators lawmakers
districts The geographical areas represented by members of a legislature.
governor the head of a state's executive branch
departments part of the executive branch; they help carry out laws passed by the state's legislature
superior court the trial level court (in most states)
state constitution describes how the state's government must operate
infrastructure basic support structures that serve a geographic area
grant a sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose
regulations rules state governments make to protect citizens
services things provided to state citizens by the state government (police, fire safety, child protective services, roads, schools, etc.)
state political unit that has the authority to govern itself
United States group of states united under a single government
reserved set aside for
delegated assigned or given
concurrent powers powers shared by the federal and state governments
Supremacy Clause Federal law is supreme over state law
federal powers powers outlined in the U.S. Constitution as belonging to the U.S. Government
state powers any power not listed in the U.S. Constitution as belonging only to the U.S. Government
Legislative Branch Makes laws
Executive Branch Enforces laws
Judicial Branch Interprets the laws
Federalism A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
Federal Government government that applies to the entire country
Central Government another name for the National or Federal government
National Government another name for the Federal or Central government
State Government government that governs only a particular state
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