Local Government — Unit test Answers

Which describes cabinet members?

In the federal government, the secretary of state is primarily a diplomat and often interacts with other countries. How is a secretary of state’s job different at the state level?

Which explains how mass media has changed the role of the presidency?

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

States mainly raise revenue by

An enumerated power the president has is

Support staff in the executive office of the president include

A state’s lieutenant governor

Local governments provide different services. Under which category of services do firefighters fall?

Who serves on a school board?

A “strong mayor” in the mayor-council system has the authority to

A child’s adoptive parents go to court to finalize the child’s adoption. This court would most likely be a court with which jurisdiction?

Which best states the connection between state governments and voter registration?

most

Why does the executive office of the president include press and communications staff?

Which shows a president’s involvement in civic life?

If a state decides to sue another state over immigration sanctuary laws, which court would most likely handle the case first?

Which task is part of the president’s role as commander in chief?

Which level of government is most local to a citizen?

Read the excerpt from Article 5 of the Texas Constitution.Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT; JUSTICES . . . (b) No person shall be eligible to serve in the office of Chief Justice or Justice of the Supreme Court unless the person is licensed to practice law in this state and is, at the time of election, a citizen of the United States and of this state, and has attained the age of thirty-five years, and has been a practicing lawyer, or a lawyer and judge of a court of record together at least ten years.(c) Said Justices shall be elected (three of them each two years) by the qualified voters of the state at a general election; shall hold their offices six years; and shall each receive such compensation as shall be provided by law.Sec. 28. VACANCY IN JUDICIAL OFFICE. (a) A vacancy in the office of Chief Justice, Justice, or Judge of the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court of Appeals, or the District Courts shall be filled by the Governor until the next succeeding General Election for state officers, and at that election the voters shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.