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How are most state legislatures organized?

How are most state legislatures organized?. bicameral, just like congress. What person holds the executive power in a state gov’t?. the governor. What is the usual term for a governor?. 4 years. What military group do many governors control?. their state national guard.

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How are most state legislatures organized?

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  1. How are most state legislatures organized? • bicameral, just like congress

  2. What person holds the executive power in a state gov’t? • the governor

  3. What is the usual term for a governor? • 4 years

  4. What military group do many governors control? • their state national guard

  5. What is an item veto? • the power to veto just one part of a piece of legislation

  6. Who is usually the top legal officer in the state government? • attorney general

  7. Identify two ways that state judges are chosen. • elected by the people, chosen by the governor, Missouri Plan

  8. State courts have original jurisdiction in cases involving what kinds of laws? • state and local

  9. Identify two types of businesses often regulated by states. • banks, utilities, insurance companies

  10. Name the two types of compensation insurance states provide for workers. • unemployment and disability (or workers’ comp)

  11. Identify three ways states protect their environments. • food labeling laws, pollution controls, conservation of lands

  12. Who does the state turn over responsibility for education to? • local school districts

  13. What are three of the traditional ways candidates have sought election? • caucus, nominating convention, primary, petition

  14. What is a nominating convention? • an official public meeting of party delegates

  15. What is the most commonly used method of selecting candidates (or delegates to nominate candidates)? • direct primary

  16. How are candidates chosen in a direct primary? • all party members vote to decide which candidate they want

  17. What groups have been more actively included as convention delegates since the 1970’s? • women, minorities, and young people

  18. What is proportional representation? • a candidate gets the number of delegates equal to the proportion of votes they received

  19. What are two common criticisms of the primary system? • too long and costly and too focused on image

  20. Why is winning the early primaries a huge advantage? • you get most of the media attention

  21. What is a regional primary? • when several states agree to hold primaries on the same day

  22. What is the purpose of the party platform? • lays down the specific ideas and beliefs of the party

  23. What is an initiative? • when state voters vote directly on a constitutional amendment

  24. Name three of the four basic types of local gov’t. • county, township, municipality, and special district

  25. What group provides the government for most counties? What 2 types of power do they have? • county board of supervisors, leg. and exec.

  26. Where did the town meeting serve to provide government? • the old New England town

  27. What type of local gov’t is T.O.? • a municipality

  28. What is the oldest and most widely used form of local government? • mayor-council form

  29. In the commission form, what is each commissioner in charge of? • a local department (fire, parks, police, finance, etc.)

  30. What is the local unit of party organization? Who is its leader? • precinct, precinct captain

  31. Who runs the party in each state? Who leads this group? • the party central committee, state chairperson

  32. Identify at least three major political party functions. • recruiting candidates, educating the public, running the gov’t, dispensing patronage

  33. How many electoral votes does a candidate need to be elected President? • 270 out of 538

  34. In what states is a presidential candidate most likely to campaign? why? • Large ones (CA, TX, NY, IL, etc.) because they have more electoral votes

  35. What is the difference between hard and soft money? Which needs to be reformed? • Hard money goes directly to candidate, Soft money goes to party for “party building” purposes, soft

  36. What happens to the campaign staffers of winning candidates? • They go on to work in the winner’s administration

  37. What kind of person was eligible to vote when the United States was founded? • Property holding white men

  38. Identify two measures used to keep blacks from voting even after the 15th Amendment was passed. • Poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses

  39. When were these measures finally abolished? • 1960’s during the Civil Rights Movement

  40. What amendment guaranteed the vote for women? When was it passed? • 19th, 1920 (after WWI)

  41. What amendment changed the voting age from 21 to 18? What election did it first impact? • 26th Amendment, 1972

  42. Identify three things from a voter’s background that tend to influence their vote. • Age, religion, education, race or ethnicity

  43. What is the term for someone who always votes the party line? • A strong party voter

  44. Identify two reasons why some people do not vote. • Don’t meet requirements, lack of faith in gov’t, mobile society keeps them from registering

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