True and False Civics ch.8
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
