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Jeopardy Grab Bag State Basics Local Basics State Officials Local Officials Vocabulary 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

Most widely used method for electing officials

Popular Vote A 100

Who takes the head of state government if the governor resigns

Lt. Governor A 200

The fundamental laws of each state are in this

State Constitution A 300

Primary cause of long state constitutions

Distrust of government A 400

Device by which state constitutions are written or revised

Constitutional Convention

Local and state governments hold a ____ number of powers

Great/Large B 100

Local laws B 200

Ordinances B 200

This is opposed because people often can’t use their property as intended

Zoning B 300

How does the local budget process begin?

Agencies prepare estimates B 400

You live in the ____ PA legislative district and are represented by __________ in the PA House. B 500

94th, Stan Saylor B 500

State constitutions are longer than the U.S. Constitution because…

They are able to be more specific for the needs of the State’s citizens where as the U.S. Constitution must be flexible to fit needs of entire country C 100

Term length for state legislators C 200

2 or 4 years C 200

Official responsible for interpreting state constitutions

Attorney General C 300

DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400

What is a significant informal requirement for state legislators?

Party ID C 400

State government has many important roles due to this C 500

Framers distrust of national government, 10th Amendment C 500

A local or state plan for expenses is called this

A budget D 100

The reason turnover for state and local officials is high

Low Pay D 200

This is the main weakness of county government D 300

No central executive authority D 300

What is true of all counties in the U.S.? D 400

Created by State D 400

States secure the interests of _________ while counties serve the interest of ___________ D 500

Residents/ State D 500

Determines if evidence warrants a trial

Grand Jury E 100

This determines which agencies receive money and how much

State budget E 200

The chief clerk and record keeper for the state

State Secretary E 300

Planning method used by cities to control land

Zoning E 400

Hears cases appealed from an appellate court for the state

State Supreme Court E 500

Today most state legislatures are this F 100

Bicameral F 100

How are jurors names selected? F 200

Drivers License Lists F 200

This process allows citizens to directly impact law F 300

Popular Election, Referendum, Initiative

State budgets vary greatly do to this factor

Varying needs of each State’s residents: Urbanized vs. Rural F 400

Who is PA’s Governor and which political party currently holds power in PA government? F 500

Tom Corbett, Republicans F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is: Budgets Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

List 3 Things a State Budget Represents Click on screen to continue

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