______ traditionally are geographic and administrative subdivisions of states.

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.

______ cases involve violations of the law, with the government prosecuting the alleged perpetrators.

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

In a ______ system, the mayor has a largely ceremonial position.

Typically, professional legislatures are more effective at ______ than nonprofessional legislatures.

Lobbyists work to keep legislators and their staffs appraised of ______.

Dillon’s Rule is built on the legal principle of ______, which means “outside one’s powers.”

States with a ______ system have administrations where the various offices are elected, and the governor is one office among many.

Which of the following determines whether courts have the right to pick and choose which cases they hear?