2. 100 200 300 400 Executive Branch Judicial Branch Legislative Branch Mixed BagWho am I? State Government Terms 500 600 100 200 300 400 500 600 100 200 300 400 500 600 100 200 300 400 500 600 100 200 300 400 500 600 100 200 300 400 500 600

3. Terms - 100 Answer A two year period of time is referred to as a _____________.

4. Terms - 200 Answer With the exception of Nebraska, all state legislatures are ….

5. Terms - 300 Answer The term for the idea of the national & state governments sharing power is ________.

6. Terms - 400 Answer The _______ _______ gets to pick their leader as the speaker of the house.

7. Terms - 500 Answer This office serves as the lawyer for the state.

8. Terms - 600 Answer The place where ideas are written into formal bills is called …..

9. Terms - 100 Answer biennium

10. Terms - 200 Answer bicameral

11. Terms - 300 Answer federalism

12. Terms - 400 Answer Majority party

13. Terms - 500 Answer Attorney General

14. Terms - 600 Answer Office of the Revisor of Statutes

15. Exec Branch - 100 Answer I am the person who takes the place of the Governor. What is my official position called?

16. Exec Branch - 200 Answer Governor Pawlenty is from which political party?

17. Exec Branch - 300 Answer What person supervises the elections in our state?

18. Exec Branch - 400 Answer The Governor can use a _____ to reject a certain part of a bill.

19. Exec Branch - 500 Answer The Governor’s role as _______ puts him in charge of our state’s national guard.

20. Exec Branch - 600 Answer The qualifications for the Governor are written in the _____ __________.

21. Exec Branch - 100 Answer Lieutenant Governor

22. Exec Branch - 200 Answer Republican

23. Exec Branch - 300 Answer State Secretary - Mark Ritchie

24. Exec Branch - 400 Answer Line item veto

25. Exec Branch - 500 Answer Commander-in-chief

26. Exec Branch - 600 Answer State constitution

27. Judicial Branch - 100 Answer How many total justices on the Minnesota Supreme Court?

28. Judicial Branch - 200 Answer State Supreme Court Justices serve a ______ term.

29. Judicial Branch - 300 Answer True or False The Governor appoints all the state’s Judges but they must be confirmed by the state Senate.

30. Judicial Branch - 400 Answer The state _________ __________ are where most of the trials go because of original jurisdiction.

31. Judicial Branch - 500 Answer The state ______ _______ have only appellate jurisdiction.

32. Judicial Branch - 600 Answer State courts that hear civil cases up to $7,500 are called ______ _____.

33. Judicial Branch - 100 Answer 7

34. Judicial Branch - 200 Answer 6 year

35. Judicial Branch - 300 Answer False

36. Judicial Branch - 400 Answer District courts

37. Judicial Branch - 500 Answer Appeals courts

38. Judicial Branch - 600 Answer Conciliation Courts

39. Legislative Branch - 100 Answer Minnesota has (a) ___ Senators and (b)___ members of the House of Representatives.

40. Legislative Branch - 200 Answer How many Legislative Districts does Minnesota have?

41. Legislative Branch - 300 Answer The abilities to tax and to borrow money are examples of powers that are given to :

42. Legislative Branch - 400 Answer 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 _______________ of the ___________.

43. Legislative Branch - 500 Answer Members of the House of Representatives serve how many bienniums until they must run for reelection?

44. Legislative Branch - 600 Answer When different versions of a bill are passed, it must to go a ______________ ____________.

45. Legislative Branch - 100 Answer A)67 B)134

46. Legislative Branch - 200 Answer 67

47. Legislative Branch - 300 Answer The States & National Government

48. Legislative Branch - 400 Answer Committee of the Whole

49. Legislative Branch - 500 Answer 1

50. Legislative Branch - 600 Answer Conference committee

51. Mixed Bag - 100 Answer Our Governor asked Lt Gov Molnau to lead what department?

52. Mixed Bag - 200 Answer The governor of Minnesota’s most important role is to enforce laws. The role that does this is _________ ________.

53. Mixed Bag - 300 Answer Powers that are not specifically given to the federal government or denied to the states are called …

54. Mixed Bag - 400 Answer What party has a majority in the Senate?

55. Mixed Bag - 500 Answer The 2nd reading occurs after

56. Mixed Bag - 600 Answer Who is our attorney general?

57. Mixed Bag - 100 Answer Department of Transportation

58. Mixed Bag - 200 Answer Chief Executive

59. Mixed Bag - 300 Answer Reserved powers

60. Mixed Bag - 400 Answer Democrats

61. Mixed Bag - 500 Answer A standing committee approves it and it goes to the committee of the whole

62. Mixed Bag - 600 Answer Lori Swanson

63. Mixed Bag 2 - 100 Mixed Bag 2 - 100 Answer Which position below no longer exists in the Minnesota Executive Branch? A.Attorney General B.Treasurer C.Secretary of State D.Auditor

64. Mixed Bag 2 - 200 Mixed Bag 2 - 200 Answer 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.

65. Mixed Bag 2- 300 Mixed Bag 2- 300 Answer Name your State Senator A B

66. Mixed Bag 2- 400 Mixed Bag 2- 400 Answer Name 2 concurrent powers:

67. Mixed Bag 2 - 500 Mixed Bag 2 - 500 Answer What do standing committees do?

68. Mixed Bag 2- 600 Mixed Bag 2- 600 Answer What regulates the ways state and local governments can raise and spend money?

69. Mixed Bag 2- 100 Answer Mixed Bag 2- 100 Answer B Treasurer

70. Mixed Bag 2- 200 Answer Mixed Bag 2- 200 Answer parole

71. Mixed Bag 2- 300 Answer Mixed Bag 2- 300 Answer A - Pat Pariseau 36 B - Chris Gerlach 37

72. Mixed Bag 2- 400 Answer Mixed Bag 2- 400 Answer Make laws Tax Borrow money Create courts

73. Mixed Bag 2 - 500 Answer Mixed Bag 2 - 500 Answer Hear testimony about bills Pros/Cons Make recommendations or kill bill proposals

74. Mixed Bag 2- 600 Answer Mixed Bag 2- 600 Answer The State Constitution