South Dakota Government

South Dakota and Tribal Government

South Dakota's Government

Read Lesson 3: State Government on how South Dakota's government works in our own state. Answer the questions over the reading.

Poll

Where is our state's government located?

• Brookings

• Mitchell

• Pierre

• Sioux Falls

• Badlands

Multiple Choice

In state government, which group can impeach the governor?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Exceutive

Multiple Choice

South Dakota's governor ________, or gives jobs to, people to help him/her run the executive branch of government.

• override

• appoints

• associate

Multiple Choice

The governor’s ______________ is a group of people who give him/her advice. They also run the departments of South Dakota's government.

• associate

• cabinet

Multiple Choice

South Dakota's executive branch of government includes the Governor and ______ ______.

• Lieutenant Governor

• Senator

• Legislator

Multiple Choice

South Dakota's state legislators (House and Senate) serve in which branch of government?

• Exceutive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

The main tasks of South Dakota's Legislative branch is to make new laws or repeal, which means to remove or replace old laws.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which branch interprets the South Dakota's consititution?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

The South Dakota Supreme Court hears many ___________________________, or cases that lower courts want the higher court to review.

• cabinet

• override

• appeals

Multiple Choice

The Judicial branch reviews state laws to make sure they follow the state and federal ______________.

• society

• laws

• culture

South Dakota Indian Reservations

Listen to the video to learn about the 9 Indian Reservations in South Dakota.

Multiple Choice

Land set aside by the government for Indians in South Dakota are called a_________.

• reservation

• quarry

• influence

Indian Tribal Government

Read Lesson 4: Tribal Government and Citizenship. Answer the questions over the reading.

Multiple Choice

Today there are _______ units (branches) in the tribal government.

• two

• three

• five

Multiple Choice

True or False: Each reservation, does not allow tribal members to elect officers.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Each reservation has their own court to serve their society.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The South Dakota tribes set up a ________of government to write constitutions and elect representatives in 1934.

• candiate

• system

• pardon