State Government Jeopardy Template

Vocab	This, That or Both	State Constitution	In the Courtroom	True and False
100 Warrant a court ordered document that can result in the searching and or seizing of property, usually will result in some sort of official action.	100 the State issues licenses	100 15,000 and 40,000 words A State Constitutions length is between how many words?	100 Statutory Law What law consists of the statutes enacted by legislative bodies?	100 True There are 7,382 state legislators
200 Commutation Reducing a sentence imposed by a court.	200 the Nation establishes post offices	200 “a land of constitutions.” The United States has sometimes been described as	200 Grand and Petit juries. Name the two kinds of juries.	200 False 4 or 6 year terms for a state legislature
300 Proposal by a convention Constitutional conventions are used most often to revise older constitutions and to write brand new ones	300 the State conducts elections	300 popular sovereignty and limited government. Because the first State constitutions came out of the same Revolutionary ferment, they shared many basic features. Each proclaimed the principles of	300 6-23 How many people serve on a grand jury?	300 True The justice of the peace are paid out of the fines they take in?
400 popular sovereignty the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power.	400 the Nation Prints money	400 basic principles, civil rights, governmental structure, governmental powers, processes for change, and miscellaneous provisions. State constitutions can be described in terms of the following categories:	400 greater crime and may be punished by a heavy fine, imprisonment or death. Give the definition of Felony.	400 False a petit jury has 6-23 people on it?
500 Limited Government governing or controlling body whose power exists only within predefined limits that are established by a constitution or other source of authority.	500 Both Collects taxes	500 States constitutions are much less flexible and much more detailed, than the national document How is a States Constitution different from the national document?	500 poll books, county tax rolls, motor vehicle and license lists, public utility and telephone company buildings. Name two ways jurors are selected.	500 False Only 48 of the States has a written Constitution?

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