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New Hampshire State Government

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch in NH?

a)

police

b)

Governor

c)

military

d)

all of the above

2.

Which branch makes laws?

a)

executive

b)

judicial

c)

legislative

d)

town hall

3.

Which branch enforces laws?

a)

judicial

b)

legislative

c)

executive

d)

parents

4.

Who is part of the legislative branch?

a)

senate & police

b)

governor

c)

house of reps & military

d)

senate & house of reps

5.

Who can veto (or stop) a Bill from becoming a law?

a)

police

b)

governor

c)

senate

d)

any citizen of the community

6.

Another name for the Senate and House of Reps is ...

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

voters

d)

State House

7.

The Governor of NH is elected for ___ years.

a)

4

b)

6

c)

2

d)

appointed, not elected

8.

Senators and Representatives make

a)

$100/hour

b)

$100/month

c)

$100/day

d)

$100/year

9.

Judges are _______ by the governor.

a)

elected

b)

appointed

c)

voted

d)

yelled at

10.

NH Legislative Branch has ________ (choose TWO answers)...

a)

24 Senators

b)

400 Representatives

c)

3 Governors

d)

1 Judge

11.

You must be 30 years old to be a NH Senator, but only ___ to be NH Representative.

a)

30

b)

21

c)

18

d)

married

12.

Who decides the fairness of a law?

a)

the police

b)

the governor

c)

judges

d)

senators

13.

What fact(s) are true about being Governor??

a)

you must be at least 30 years old

b)

you can veto a Bill

c)

you can sign a Bill into law

d)

all of these are correct

14.

Who votes and elects our Senators, Representatives and Governor?

a)

The President

b)

citizens over the age of 21

c)

citizens over the age of 18

d)

Judges

15.

Which one is NOT an activity of the 3 Branches of Government?

a)

go to law school

b)

make laws

c)

enforce laws

d)

decide fairness of laws

16.

The Governor of NH is...

a)

Humpty Dumpty

b)

Mickey Mouse

c)

Ronald McDonald

d)

Chris Sununu

17.

In order to be a NH State Senator, you must be...

a)

18 years old

b)

21 years old

c)

30 years old

d)

have a full time job

18.

In order to be a NH State Representative, you must be...

a)

30 years old

b)

21 years old

c)

18 years old

d)

have a full time job

19.

NH got it's name from...

a)

a county in England

b)

English explorer John Hampshire named it after himself

c)

the King of England named it that

d)

"Hampshire" means land of trees

20.

The group of people that help the Governor make decisions is called the...

a)

Governor's assistants

b)

Executive Council

c)

Judges

d)

Senators and Representatives

21.

NH's state capital is

a)

Concord

b)

Portsmouth

c)

Penacook

d)

Manchester