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State Government
Question | Answer |
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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 |