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.

Fill in the Blank

How many branches of government are there in our state government?

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

Fill in the Blank

The Executive branch is under the under the leadership of the state's g________.

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

Fill in the Blank

There are __________justices in the South Dakota's Judicial branch.

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

Fill in the Blank

How many Indian Reservations are there in South Dakota?

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