State Legislature Review Quizizz

What year did Nebraska adopt (not enact) the constitutional amendment that provided for the changing of the Legislature from a bicameral to a unicameral type of legislature?

• 1934
• 1936
• 1937
• 1939

During the process in which a bill becomes a law in the Nebraska Legislature, the process of putting a bill in proper form for its final reading is called:

• general file
• select file
• amendment
• engrossment

The first round of voting where entire Unicameral hears bill the first time, Amendments by standing committee are considered, bill is debated & each section of the bill is open for other amendments, and a fiscal note is prepared is called:

• general file
• select file
• amendment
• engrossment

The second stage of bill passage where changes made by enrollment and review committee are approved or rejected, the bill is debated again, and it is either amended, referred back to committee, indefinitely postponed, or advanced is called:

• general file
• select file
• amendment
• engrossment

_____________________ are ones that are permanent committees without regular meeting times and are concerned with internal administration of the Legislature is called:

• standing committees
• select committees
• special committees
• engrossment

______________________ investigate areas needing continuing study and future legislation and act as a liaison capacity with other government units, whether legislation is needed or not.

• standing committees
• select committees
• special committees
• engrossment

______________________ are 14 permanent committees that meet every day until 2 pm until bills and related work are done. Every member serves on at least one of these.

• standing committees
• select committees
• special committees
• engrossment

How many working days does a governor have to veto or sign a bill before it automatically becomes a law?

• 3 days
• 5 days
• 7 days
• 10 days

How much do state legislators make for a salary?

• $6000/year
• $12000/year
• $25000/year
• Depends on their amount of experience

How many other states in the US have a unicameral legislature like Nebraska's?

• only one
• 5
• 7
• 12
• None