Government Wa State

Front 1

The United States governemtn has a _____ _____ form of government.

Back 1

federal republic

Front 2

The seat of government is

Back 2

Washington D.C.

Front 3

The _______ is the governing document of the country

Back 3

Constitution

Front 4

The Constitution was ratified in ____

Back 4

1788

Front 5

There are __ articles in the Constitution and it has been amended __ times

Back 5

7, 27

Front 6

The U.S is based on the ______ of _______ __ _______ ___ _______ __ _______

Back 6

principle of seperation of powers and checks and balances

Front 7

The three branches of the federal gov't?

Back 7

1)legislative 2) executive
3) judicial

Front 8

Legislative branch

Back 8

Congress; makes laws

Front 9

Executive Branch

Back 9

president; enforces laws

Front 10

judicial branch

Back 10

supreme court; interprets laws

Front 11

The Congress of US is a ______ ______

Back 11

bicameral legislature

Front 12

Representatives for each state are determined by _____

Back 12

population

Front 13

There can be no more than ____ representatives

Back 13

435

Front 14

Five additional members from

Back 14

puerto rico, guam, american samoa, virgin islands, D.C.

Front 15

Constituent

Back 15

the numer of people for which a representative represents

Front 16

WA State has __ representatives

Back 16

9

Front 17

WA senators? (2)

Back 17

Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell

Front 18

Snohomish is in the ___ Congressional District and the Rep. is _____ _____

Back 18

2nd, Rick Larsen

Front 19

Term length, senator? representative?

Back 19

senator-2, rep-6

Front 20

Is the vice president bounded by a term limit?

Back 20

No

Front 21

what amendment states the president cannot serve more than 2 terms?

Back 21

22nd

Front 22

the president and vice are elected in _____ of the election year and confirmed the following ____ __ by the _____ _____

Back 22

december, Jan. 6th, electoral college

Front 23

There are ____ electoral votes

Back 23

538

Front 24

There is only ____ Congress in the U.S and it is in _____ __

Back 24

one; Washington DC

Front 25

The four levels of federal cours are

Back 25

District Courts (9th district western washington, seattle/tacoma), Court of Appeals (9th district San Francisco), Supreme Court (Waashington D.C.) and Bankruptcy Court (9th district Seattle/Tacoma)

Front 26

There are ____ Supreme Court justices appointed for ____. The chief justice is___ ____

Back 26

9, life, John Roberts

Front 27

WA state became a state on

Back 27

Nov 11 1889

Front 28

Washington has a ____ ____ and ____ branch based on the ______ _____ ____ _____ ____ ____ ___ ___

Back 28

legislative, executive, and judicial; same seperation of powers priciple as the federal gov't

Front 29

WA governor?

Back 29

Christine Gregoire

Front 30

Lt. Governor?

Back 30

Brad Owen

Front 31

Succession to the governor reverts to

Back 31

lt governor, treasurer, auditor, attorney general

Front 32

any elected position at state level requires _____ and _____

Back 32

U.S. citizenship and qualified elector of the state

Front 33

the state legislature is a ____ ____ that consists of _____ _____

Back 33

bicameral legislature; senate, house of reps

Front 34

There are __ legislative districts in WA state. For each district there are ___ reps and __ senators

Back 34

49, 2, 1

Front 35

snohomish is located in the ___ district, represented by senator _____ and house memebers _____ and _____

Back 35

44th, Senator Steve Hobbs, House Hans Dunshee and John Lovick

Front 36

The court system in WA consist of

Back 36

Supreme Court, State Court of Appeals, Superior Court, and Courts of Limited Jurisdiction that includes Juvenile, district, and municipal courts.

Front 37

Judges of supreme, superior, and district court muse be _____ ____ ___

Back 37

admitted to state bar

Front 38

all judges of WA are elected to the ___ _______ _______

Back 38

non-partisan positions

Front 39

generally, judges are appointed for ___ ____

Back 39

4 years

Front 40

the state of WA also has the ____ ____ and ____

Back 40

initiative, referendum, and recall

Front 41

initiative-

Back 41

direct power of the voters to enact new laws or change existing laws

Front 42

referendum-

Back 42

gives voters oppurtunity to approve or reject proposed legislation or laws enacted by legislature

Front 43

recall-

Back 43

citizen impeachment

Front 44

WA state is divided in ___ counties

Back 44

39

Front 45

difference between council and county?

Back 45

council- legislative
county- executive

Front 46

snohomish has a ____ ____ form of govt

Back 46

council-executive

Front 47

there are __ districts in Snohomish County. Snohomish is in the __ district w/ council member ____ ____ and council executive _____ _____.

Back 47

5; 5th; Dave Somers, Aaron Reardon

Front 48

no person may be elected to any county govt office for more than ___ terms

Back 48

3

Front 49

any person elected to county office must have attained ___ ___, been _____ and be an

Back 49

age 21, 3 year resident of Snohomish County, and be an eligible elector

Front 50

the county is governed by ____ ____ that is up for citizen review every ___ years

Back 50

county charter; 10

Front 51

the seat of gov't of snohomish county is in

Back 51

Everett

Front 52

the city of snohomish has a ____ ____ form of govt

Back 52

council-manager

Front 53

the real power lies in the ____ with the ____ being the chairman of the council

Back 53

council, mayor

Front 54

the _____ is responsibl for the day to day operations of city

Back 54

manager

Front 55

the mayor of snohomish is?

Back 55

Randy Hamlin

Front 56

City Manager?

Back 56

Larry Bauman