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WorksheetsNebraska State Legislature
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who is the current governor of the state of Nebraska?
Jim Pillen
Charles W. Herbster
Pete Ricketts
Jim Hilgenkamp
What year did Nebraska become a state?
1865
1866
1973
1867
This person was credited with getting Nebraska to change from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature in 1937?
Pete Ricketts
Theodore Roosevelt
Tom Clancy
George Norris
How many legislative districts are there in Nebraska?
44
55
100
49
How long are legislative sessions in odd year? even years?
90 days / 60 days
60 days / 90 days
90 days / 133 days
47 days / 60 days
Candidates for state legislatures run as Democrats or Republicans.
False
True
Which is NOT a qualification to be a State Senator?
Be a registered voter (21 yrs old)
Be a citizen
Be a member of a political party
Reside in the district at least one year immediately before the election
What is the annual salary of a state senator?
$45,000 per year
$1,500 per month
$12,000 per year
$24,000 per year
How many consecutive terms can a state legislator serve before he or she is term-limited out?
8
6
4
2
What person presides over the Legislature when the Lieutenant Governor is gone?
Treasurer
Governor
Speaker of the Legislature
No one
What is not a type of committee in the Unicameral?
Expositional
Standing
Select
Special
The 14 permanent committees that meet every day and every legislature MUST serve on at least one is called
Expositional
Standing
Select
Special
Permanent committees that do not have regular meeting times and are concerned with the internal administration of the legislature.
Expositional
Standing
Select
Special
This is the stage where the bill is revised into its proper form for its final reading.
Final Option
Engrossment
Enactment
Forgoing
The governor had has 5 days (excluding Sundays) to return the bill (with his signature or a veto) to the Legislature.
True
False
Paid and unpaid people who promote or oppose legislation before the Unicameral are called
Promoters
Salesmen
Drivers
Lobbyists
A legislature containing only one house is called ______
Bicameral
House
Senate
Unicameral
What year did Nebraska adopt its new legislative style?
1837
1919
1492
1937
How long does the governor have (excluding Sundays) to return the bill (with his signature or a veto) to the Legislature
1 month
9 weeks
5 days
24 hours
