Governing States and Localities

Which of the following is the way legislatures help ensure that governors and the executive branch agencies are functioning properly?

Most bills introduced in state legislatures ______.

Which of the following states has the largest proportion of women serving in its state legislature?

Retired persons account for what percentage of state legislators in the United States?

Which of the following best describes the American public's perception of legislators?

There are ______ states where control of the two legislative chambers is split between the parties.

Who is responsible for the phrase laboratories of democracy as it relates to state politics?

Which of the following states has a part-time legislature?

______ tend to have the largest effect on whether legislators introduce a bill.

Which of the following was revealed by the National Conference on State Legislatures' term limits poll?

States where voters are closely divided in their party loyalties are known as ______ states.

The process of drawing districts with the intent of pressing partisan advantage at the expense of other considerations is known as ______.

Which state has the most state legislators?

The assembly of an alliance of groups that is formed to pursue a common goal or interest is known as ______.

______ is work done by legislators to help residents in their voting districts.

______ is the process in which the decision of a numerical majority is made binding on a group.

Which of the following is false about majority-minority districts?

Bills ______ according to predictable partisan majorities.

It is more difficult for new legislators to ______ than for incumbents to.

The largest battles in a state legislature tend to be over ______.