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27 Cards in this Set
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The writers of the constitution originally provided that most most powers of the government would belong to |
state government |
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the financial policies of the secretary of the treasury alexander hamilton and early supreme court decisions strengthened the powers of |
the national government |
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in most states of the south and far west, the principal area of local government is the |
county |
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the district of Colombia is |
a special capital district |
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by the end of the civil war which level of government had increased its authority |
the national government |
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in a federal system of government, governmental power is |
shared by the state and central governments |
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the council manager plan of city government is most successful on what size cities |
small to medium sized |
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the qualifications for school teachers in various states are set by the |
state legislature |
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in order to qualify as a city, a place must have |
a charter of incorporation from the state |
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the population of the united states is distributed |
mainly in the cities |
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in many states, the state treasurer is largely independent of executive control because he or she is |
elected |
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a governors veto power is different from the presidents veto power in that |
sone governors can use the "item veto" |
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in what state would you most likely find counties having large areas |
california |
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the unit of local government called parish is found in what state |
Louisiana |
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most positions on the county payroll are filled by the merit system |
false |
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the responsibility for passing zoning laws belongs to state government |
false |
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under the constitution state governments have the power to coin money |
false |
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each state has its own constitution |
true |
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the attorney general is in charge of state funds |
false |
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the power to veto individual items in an appropriation bill is called item veto |
true |
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a place must have a population of at least five thousand to be a city |
false |
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a state legislature cannot interfere with the powers of a city which has a home rule |
true |
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concurrent powers are powers of government which belong exclusively to state governments and not the national government |
false |
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the purpose of zoning laws is to improve recreational facilities |
false |
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the secretary of state keeps the official records of a state |
true |
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in county government the executive functions of government are usually in the hands of an elected board rather than one person |
true |
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the services provided by a city do not include child welfare |
true |
