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State & Local Government Vocab

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The city's authority to exist, and its "constitution" is called its _.
The laws passed by the legislature are called _ laws.
A _ government is the type of city government where each of the department heads comes together to form a city council.
A _ is a unit of local government that is designed to serve a specific purpose, like an independent school district.
The authority of each state to protect the safety and welfare of its citizens is called _.
The house of the Virginia legislature that is similar to the House of Representatives is the _.
America is founded on the principle of _, which says that the people are the ultimate source of government power.
The _ is the house of the Virginia legislature that is most similar to the US Senate.
States can establish independent cities through the process of _.
A(n) _ is when a group of voters petition the government for a law to be considered.
The most popular form of city government is the _ system, where both the mayor and the city council are elected.
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If voters are unhappy with a politician's job performance, in some states they have the ability to _ him, and remove him from office.
In a _ system, the mayor shares administrative responsibility with a city council or other elected officials.
America is founded on the principle of _, which states that the government is limited in its power.
In a _ government, the mayor is the head of city government and is in charge of the city's administration.
The major unit of local government in most states, including Virginia, is a _.
The laws that are the most basic and unchanging are called _ laws.
_ power is the power of making a constitution and creating logical amendments.
The first elected, and longest continually serving, legislature in the US was the _ in Virginia.
The ability that some governors have to strike out single items within the state budget is called the _.
The system of city government where a mayor has little power, an elected council has much power, and daily functions are performed by a city manager is called a _ system.
A legislature can use a _ to place a law on the ballot for voters to support or not support in an election.