Quiz: Who's in Charge? - Civic Genius

In most places, who chooses the curriculum for the local school district?*

Federal Department of Education
Governors
Local School Boards
Teachers

Your governor runs the executive branch of your state, and they do all of things below except:*

Issue executive orders
Oversee state agencies
Represent the public in lawsuits
Sign bills into law

This person is your state’s top lawyer and is supposed to defend the public interest when it comes to the environment, worker safety, civil rights, and more.*

Attorney General
Governor
Lt. Governor
Secretary of State

The U.S. Supreme Court has the final say when:*

States are suing each other
There's a disagreement about whether a law is constitutional
Two lower courts disagree
All of the above

Let’s talk public airwaves. Who’s in charge of managing radio, satellite, cable, and wireless communication across the country?*

FCC
FEC
FTC
FDIC

If the Constitution doesn’t explicitly give a power to the federal government or prohibit it, then that power belongs to the states.*

True
False

Every state has a Secretary of State who acts as the top election official.*

True
False

Who is your county’s top attorney, the person who prosecutes crimes that break state law?*

Circuit Court Judge
Defense Attorney
District Attorney
Public Defender

Quiz: Who’s in Charge?

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