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9th grade · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 10

Governing California

State, local and tribal government

What your child practices

California's initiative, referendum and recall, its legislature, governor and courts, state and local revenue, reserved and concurrent powers, the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, tribal governments, and how conflicts between levels of government are resolved.

California Content Standards learning standard: 12.6.5; 12.7.1; 12.7.2; 12.7.3; 12.7.4; 12.7.7; 12.7.8 · direct democracy, conflicts between levels of government, state and local revenue, reserved and concurrent powers, the courts and presidential power

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Federal and state courts both exist. A case about a federal law usually goes to…

    • a school board
    • the state legislature
    • a federal court
    • a city council

  2. Question 2

    Conflicts between federal and state law are resolved by the…

    • majority of states
    • oldest law
    • Supremacy Clause, which makes federal law supreme
    • governor's choice

  3. Question 3

    Public policy is formed when…

    • newspapers vote
    • courts close
    • issues reach the agenda and governments pass and carry out laws and rules
    • a single citizen decides

  4. Question 4

    California's direct democracy features were added in 1911 during the…

    • Progressive Era
    • colonial era
    • Civil War
    • Gold Rush

  5. Question 5

    A recall lets California voters…

    • admit a new state
    • change the US Constitution
    • remove an elected official before the term ends
    • pardon criminals

  6. Question 6

    How does lawmaking in a city differ from the state?

    • cities have two houses always
    • cities make treaties
    • a city council passes ordinances, often with one house and a mayor
    • cities need Congress's approval for every rule

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