State Government (Review)

What is a state?

• A form of government in which "supreme power" is held by the people and the people they elect to represent them

• One of fifty territories in the United States that have the power to govern themselves.

• A large area of land with a particular type of climate and vegetation.

• A period of time in which a person or group is in control of a country or region.

True or False: The U.S. Constitution gave states the power to create their own governments

• True

• False

The Constitution says that all 50 states have to have a ________ form of government.

• Republican

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Monarchical

How many branches of government do state governments have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What are the 3 branches of the Massachusetts State Government?

(Choose all that apply)

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• Financial

True or False: All 50 states have their own constitution that explains how their government works.

• True

• False

True or False: All 50 states have their own courts that are separate from the Federal Courts.

• True

• False

States have ​ (a)   different types of courts called district courts and appellate courts.

• 2
• 1
• 3
• 4
• 5

Match the following types of courts to the correct description

• Courts run by the federal government

• Appellate Court

• Any court of law in the United States that hears appeals of previous cases.

• Federal Courts

• A state court where trials are held.

• District Court

Both the federal government and state governments hold ​ (a)   . In a ​ (b)   , one person is suing another person for something that they have done. In a ​ (c)   , a person is being tried by the government for a crime they are believed to have committed.

• trials
• civil trial
• criminal trial