State Government

Question 1

How are the federal executive branch and most state executive branches similar?

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Both have department heads that manage government agencies.

Question 2

The upper house of a state legislature is usually called

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the Senate.

Question 3

Sanitation standards are part of a state’s responsibility to protect

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public health.

Question 4

A state’s lieutenant governor

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serves as second-in-command in the executive branch.

Question 5

Which best explains how state legislative branches are structured?

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Most states have legislatures with a small upper house and a large lower house.

Question 6

A type of infrastructure that state governments maintain is

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roads.

Question 7

A state’s legislative branch

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makes laws and approves budgets.

Question 8

In a state’s judicial branch, the supreme court hears appeals

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from lower courts.

Question 9

Which best explains why protecting public health is an important duty of state government?

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States that protect public health by limiting outbreaks of disease ensure the safety of their citizens.

Question 10

How are the federal judicial branch and most state judicial branches similar?

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Both have appellate courts.

State Government Answers