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Nebraska State Legislature

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the current governor of the state of Nebraska?

a)

Jim Pillen

b)

Charles W. Herbster

c)

Pete Ricketts

d)

Jim Hilgenkamp

2.

What year did Nebraska become a state?

a)

1865

b)

1866

c)

1973

d)

1867

3.

This person was credited with getting Nebraska to change from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature in 1937?

a)

Pete Ricketts

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Tom Clancy

d)

George Norris

4.

How many legislative districts are there in Nebraska?

a)

44

b)

55

c)

100

d)

49

5.

How long are legislative sessions in odd year? even years?

a)

90 days / 60 days

b)

60 days / 90 days

c)

90 days / 133 days

d)

47 days / 60 days

6.

Candidates for state legislatures run as Democrats or Republicans.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

Which is NOT a qualification to be a State Senator?

a)

Be a registered voter (21 yrs old)

b)

Be a citizen

c)

Be a member of a political party

d)

Reside in the district at least one year immediately before the election

8.

What is the annual salary of a state senator?

a)

$45,000 per year

b)

$1,500 per month

c)

$12,000 per year

d)

$24,000 per year

9.

How many consecutive terms can a state legislator serve before he or she is term-limited out?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

4

d)

2

10.

What person presides over the Legislature when the Lieutenant Governor is gone?

a)

Treasurer

b)

Governor

c)

Speaker of the Legislature

d)

No one

11.

What is not a type of committee in the Unicameral?

a)

Expositional

b)

Standing

c)

Select

d)

Special

12.

The 14 permanent committees that meet every day and every legislature MUST serve on at least one is called

a)

Expositional

b)

Standing

c)

Select

d)

Special

13.

Permanent committees that do not have regular meeting times and are concerned with the internal administration of the legislature.

a)

Expositional

b)

Standing

c)

Select

d)

Special

14.

This is the stage where the bill is revised into its proper form for its final reading.

a)

Final Option

b)

Engrossment

c)

Enactment

d)

Forgoing

15.

The governor had has 5 days (excluding Sundays) to return the bill (with his signature or a veto) to the Legislature.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Paid and unpaid people who promote or oppose legislation before the Unicameral are called

a)

Promoters

b)

Salesmen

c)

Drivers

d)

Lobbyists

17.

A legislature containing only one house is called ______

a)

Bicameral

b)

House

c)

Senate

d)

Unicameral

18.

What year did Nebraska adopt its new legislative style?

a)

1837

b)

1919

c)

1492

d)

1937

19.

How long does the governor have (excluding Sundays) to return the bill (with his signature or a veto) to the Legislature

a)

1 month

b)

9 weeks

c)

5 days

d)

24 hours