State and Local Government

What legal principle, named for an Iowa Supreme Court justice, holds that state actions and laws trump those of local governments?

According to Daniel Elazar's theory, which political culture views government as a mechanism for addressing issues that matter to individual citizens and for pursuing individual goals?

What is the most common form of county government in the United States?

Under a 'lifetime ban' term limit, such as in Oklahoma, what is the rule for a legislator who has served the maximum number of years?

Which state has a unicameral state legislature, being the only exception to the bicameral system used in other states?

What is a governor's 'amendatory veto'?

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, what was the approximate size of Alaska's state house, the smallest in the nation?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three primary functions of state legislatures described in the chapter?

What is the largest source of revenue for local governments, according to Figure 14.5?

A state legislator who believes they were elected to exercise their own judgment and know best, even if it means voting against their constituents' desires, is acting as a...

Which of these is NOT one of Daniel Elazar's three distinct political cultures in the United States?

What is the most common term limit for state legislators in states that have imposed them?

The 'Frankenstein' veto, once used in Wisconsin, allowed a governor to do what?

Which of these is NOT a key factor used by Peverill Squire to measure the degree of state legislative professionalism?

In a council-manager system of municipal government, how is the city manager selected?

What was the estimated cost of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012?

In a traditionalistic political culture, as described by Elazar, political participation is generally viewed as...

What was the primary outcome of California's Proposition 13, passed in 1978?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic forms of county government?

In what year did the first states enact legislative term limits?

What is a 'plural executive' in the context of state government?

What percentage of the nation's state legislators did women comprise in 2015?

Which of these is NOT a formal power typically held by a state governor?

In a strong mayor-council system, which power does the mayor typically possess?

What is the primary drawback to a local government's reliance on property taxes for revenue?

Which of the following is an argument used by proponents of term limits?

What is the average wage per hour for a garbage collector mentioned in Chapter 14?

Which region of the United States has the highest incidence of poverty according to Figure 14.8?

What are 'concurrent powers' in the context of state and federal government?

What was the purpose of the citizen-driven initiative Proposition 13 in California?

Which state was the first to institute all mail-in voting and automatic voter registration?

What percentage of Boston's assessed property value is tax-exempt, according to the chapter?

Which of these is a critique of Daniel Elazar’s political culture theory mentioned in the chapter?

How many counties did Census estimates from 2012 indicate there are in the United States?

What is a key difference between a professional legislature and a citizen legislature?

In the context of municipal government, what is a key feature of a 'weak mayor' system?

Which state's governor famously toured California in 2014 to lure businesses to his state?

How many states had Republican majorities in both the state house and senate in 2014?

A key argument from opponents of state term limits is that they...

In what year did Detroit, Michigan file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy?

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires what of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)?

The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution created a class of powers exclusive to state governments known as...

In Elazar's theory, which political culture originated with settlers from non-Puritan England and Germany in the mid-Atlantic region?

In what year did the Supreme Court overturn key legislative term limits in Massachusetts and Washington?

What is the primary responsibility of a county clerk?

What percentage of Latino representatives was there in state legislatures in 2009 compared to their percentage of the total U.S. population?

Which of the following is an example of a formal power of a governor?

According to research mentioned in Chapter 14, what is a primary negative consequence of legislative term limits?

Which city government official is responsible for overseeing the collection and distribution of funds?

What is the term for a governing circumstance where the governor is not from the same party as the one controlling the legislature?