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A two year period of time is referred to as a _____________.
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With the exception of Nebraska, all state legislatures are ….
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The term for the idea of the national & state governments sharing power is ________.
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The _______ _______ gets to pick their leader as the speaker of the house.
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This office serves as the lawyer for the state.
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The place where ideas are written into formal bills is called …..
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biennium
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bicameral
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federalism
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Majority party
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Attorney General
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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I am the person who takes the place of the Governor. What is my official position called?
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Governor Pawlenty is from which political party?
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What person supervises the elections in our state?
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The Governor can use a _____ to reject a certain part of a bill.
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The Governor’s role as _______ puts him in charge of our state’s national guard.
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The qualifications for the Governor are written in the
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Lieutenant Governor
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Republican
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State Secretary - Mark Ritchie
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Line item veto
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Commander-in-chief
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State constitution
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How many total justices on the Minnesota Supreme Court?
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State Supreme Court Justices serve a ______ term.
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True or False
The Governor appoints all the state’s Judges but they must be confirmed by the state Senate.
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The state _________ __________ are where most of the trials go because of original jurisdiction.
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The state ______ _______ have only appellate jurisdiction.
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State courts that hear civil cases up to $7,500 are called ______ _____.
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7
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6 year
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False
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District courts
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Appeals courts
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Conciliation Courts
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Minnesota has (a) ___ Senators and (b)___ members of the House of Representatives.
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How many Legislative Districts does Minnesota have?
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The abilities to tax and to borrow money are examples of powers that are given to :
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When the entire House of Representatives or the entire Senate is debating a bill on the floor, it is said the bill is being debated by the
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Members of the House of Representatives serve how many bienniums until they must run for reelection?
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When different versions of a bill are passed, it must to go a
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The States & National Government
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Committee of the Whole
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Conference committee
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Our Governor asked Lt Gov Molnau to lead what department?
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The governor of Minnesota’s most important role is to enforce laws. The role that does this is _________ ________.
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Powers that are not specifically given to the federal government or denied to the states are called …
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What party has a majority in the Senate?
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The 2nd reading occurs after
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Who is our attorney general?
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Department of Transportation
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Chief Executive
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Reserved powers
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Democrats
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A standing committee approves it and it goes to the committee of the whole
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Lori Swanson
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Which position below no longer exists in the Minnesota Executive Branch?A.Attorney GeneralB.TreasurerC.Secretary of StateD.Auditor
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Governors have the power to grant a prisoner a ____, or early release from prison. If they violate conditions of their release, they must return to jail.
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Name your State Senator
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Name 2 concurrent powers:
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What do standing committees do?
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What regulates the ways state and local governments can raise and spend money?
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B Treasurer
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parole
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A - Pat Pariseau 36
B - Chris Gerlach 37
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Make laws
Tax
Borrow money
Create courts
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Hear testimony about bills
Pros/Cons
Make recommendations or kill bill proposals
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The State Constitution