What makes Nebraska government unique?

What best describes the Nebraska State legislature?

• a) Congress

• b) bicameral

• c) tricameral

• d) unicameral

In a Unicameral System there are ______ parts or houses.

• two

• three

• one

• four

How is the government of Nebraska like the national government?

• Both have 3 branches

• Both have 4 branches

• Both are unicameral

• Both are nonpartisan

How many senators are in the Nebraska State legislature?

• 29

• 39

• 49

• 59

Why don't our senators run as Republicans, Democrats, or any other political party?

• There aren't enough registered voters to make it worth it

• The Democratic Party is not recognized in Nebraska

• The Nebraska state legislature is nonpartisan

• Primaries are not used for any elections in Nebraska

When was the unicameral in Nebraska implemented?

• 1933

• 1935

• 1937

• 1939

Which famous Nebraskan suggested the idea for the unicameral?

• Ernie Chambers

• The Sower

• George Norris

Who is the current governor of Nebraska?

• George Norris

• Barack Obama

• Pete Ricketts

• Tom Osborne

The job of the Legislative Branch is to _________ _________.

• carry out laws

• decide what the laws mean

• choose punishments for people breaking laws

• make the laws

Some jobs of the _____________ branch are to: create punishments for people who break laws, settle arguments over meanings of laws, decide if people are guilty of a crime

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial