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penal code : A set of criminal laws.
Missouri Plan : A method of selecting state judges in which a state committee prepares a list of qualified candidates, and the governor appoints a judge from this list.
Governor : The chief executive of a state government.
Patronage : A system in which government jobs are given to people recommended by political party leaders and officeholders.
lieutenant governor : The official who succeeds the governor if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office.
Bicameral : Consisting of two houses, as in a lawmaking body.
Unicameral : Consisting of one house, as in a lawmaking body.
Constituents : People represented by members of a lawmaking body.
Initiative : A process by which citizens of a state may propose a law by collecting signatures on a petition.
Referendum : A method of referring a bill to the voters for approval before the bill can become law.
Recall : A process by which voters may remove an elected official from office.
delegated powers : Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution
reserved powers : Powers set aside by the U.S. Constitution for the states or for the people.
concurrent powers : Powers shared by the federal government and the states.
full faith and credit clause : The provision in the U.S. Constitution ensuring that each state will accept the decisions of civil courts in other states.
Extradition : A legal process for returning criminals to the place from which they fled.
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A process by which voters may remove an elected official from office.
The chief executive of a state government.
Consisting of two houses, as in a lawmaking body.
A system in which government jobs are given to people recommended by political party leaders and officeholders.
A set of criminal laws.
A process by which citizens of a state may propose a law by collecting signatures on a petition.
A method of referring a bill to the voters for approval before the bill can become law.
Consisting of one house, as in a lawmaking body.
People represented by members of a lawmaking body.
Powers set aside by the U.S. Constitution for the states or for the people.
Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution
Powers shared by the federal government and the states.
The official who succeeds the governor if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office.
The provision in the U.S. Constitution ensuring that each state will accept the decisions of civil courts in other states.