In a criminal case, the ______ pursues the case on behalf of the people and usually seeks the incarceration of the accused.

One of the main criticisms of sprawl is that it reinforces ______.

In recent years, integrated family courts have worked to serve the needs of families by adopting what policy?

In most states, the powers granted to the Lieutenant Governor are derived from the ______.

One of the paradoxes of local government is that, although it is the level of government that citizens support the most, it is also the level of government in which they participate the least.

The redistricting process is the most naked exercise of political power in the states.

Which of the following statements pertaining to prosecutors is true?

Which of the following is true of “professional” legislatures?

Elections are a key element of judicial selection at the state level.

In ward or district elections, the advantage of organizing these elections on the basis of geography is that ______.