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| Do state governments have anything in common with the federal government? | Yes — they both have three branches) |
| Do all states have a bicameral legislature? | No — Nebraska has a unicameral one, with only one house |
| Do state lawmakers represent citizens from a certain area of the state? | Yes — those areas are called districts |
| Can a state governor veto bills passed by the state legislature? | Yes. |
| Does a state’s executive branch only include the governor? | (No — it also includes many departments |
| Does a state’s high court handle small issues like misdemeanors? | No — it reviews decisions from lower courts, supervises other courts, and interprets the state constitution) |
| Does each state have its own constitution? | Yes |
| Is a state’s legislature the only place or way laws can be adopted? | No — in many states, citizens can put laws on the ballot through the initiative process) |
| Can states always afford all the services they need to provide? | No — often they receive money from the federal government |
| Do local governments provide any services? | Yes — schools, libraries, police, water, and many others |
| Parts of the executive branch that carry out laws. | DEPARTMENTS |
| A legislature made up of two houses. | BICAMERAL |
| Basic support structures such as communication and power systems. | INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Citizens in these geographical areas elect legislators to represent them in the state's legislative branch. | DISTRICTS |
| A state’s judicial branch is made up of these. | COURTS |
| Each state has one of these to describe how the state government runs. | CONSTITUTION |
| A process that lets citizens place a law on the ballot to be voted on. | INITIATIVE |
| States provide these to state citizens. | SERVICES |
| A state’s lawmaking body. | LEGISLATURE |
| Money the federal government gives a state for a certain purpose. | GRANT |
| Another word for rule. | REGULATION |
| A type of local government. | CITY |
| The head of a state’s executive branch. | GOVERNOR |
| Process where citizens vote on a law the state legislature has adopted. | REFERENDUM |
| A type of local government. | COUNTY |
