GOVERNMENT 2
CH 23 STUDY GUIDE
STATE GOVERNMENT
Read 637-640 Monday 4/30
Read 641-647 Tuesday 5/1
Read 648-654 Wednesday 5/2
Read 656-658 Thursday 5/3
Test Friday May 4
40 Questions-Multiple Choice, True-False, Matching
1 Short Answer
Vocabulary
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Initiative
Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Commission
Corporate Charter
Public utility
6. Worker’s comp.
7. Unemployment compensation
8. conservation
9. mandatory sentencing
10.
victim compensation
11.
extradition
12.
parole
13.
shock probation
14.
shock incarceration
15.
house arrest
16.
bicameral
17.
Lieutenant Governor
18.
plurality
19.
item veto
20.
civil case
21.
criminal case
22.
excise tax
23.
regressive tax
24.
progressive tax
25.
proportional tax
26.
bond
27.
intergovernmental revenue
28.
federal grant
29.
block grant
30.
mandate
Short answer/Essay
31.
What are the basic characteristics of state
constitutions?
32.
What are the four basic functions of state
constitutions?
33.
What are Five similarities and Five differences
between the U.S. Constitution and Ohio’s
Constitution?
34.
How many State Senators does Ohio have?
How many Reps? Who is the Governor of Ohio?
35.
How do Governors and legislators work
together to pass laws and execute policies at the
state level?
36.
What are the FOUR objectives of state
economic policy?
37.
Why do the states have separate criminal
laws?
38.
What are major sources of state tax revenue?
39.
Under what conditions does the Federal
Government provide aid to the states?