True and False Civics ch.8

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False

the superintendent of public instruction is in charge of handling all the state funds

True

In most states, the lieutenant governor presides over the Senate

False

Its is left up to each state to find a way to help its residents in the case of a natural disaster

True

One example of a concurrent power is the power of taxation

True

Only the federal government can maintain post offices

True

Only the state legislature can pass state laws

True

State governments decide most of the requirements for voting

False

State governments do no usually employ many people

True

State legislature may vote to pass a bill, change it, or reject it

False

States rarely cooperate on projects that affect them

True

The attorney general can represent a state in court when that state is involved in a lawsuit

False

The federal government does not give money to the states

True

The secretary of state keeps state records and carries out election laws

True

A bill can only be sent to the governor to be signed if both houses pass that bill in the same form

True

A bill may be sent to a joint-conference committee so that both houses a=can reach a compromise

True

A birth certificate issued by one state is accepted by all others states

True

A person who commits a crime cannot escape justice by fleeing to another state

False

A state's department of human services is responsible for all public construction projects in the state, including work done on interstate highways

False

All governors serve four-year terms

False

All state senators and representatives are elected for four-year terms

False

All the state government jobs are filled through patronage

True

Almost all states require that members of a state legislature live in the district they represent

False

Hardly any work of the state legislature is done in committees

False

Each state has the right to refuse to accept the decisions of courts in other states

False

Each state is allowed to issue its own money

True

Every governor is the chief executive of his or her state

False

all states have bicameral legislature


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