The government class book: Designed for the instruction of youth in the principles of constitutional government and the rights and duties of citizens.Young, Andrew W. (Andrew White)
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The government class book: Designed for the instruction of youth in the principles of constitutional government and the rights and duties of citizens.
Young, Andrew W. (Andrew White)
United States -- Politics and government -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
§7. What is the general object of apportionment?
§8. How in an equal representation provided for?
§9. How often are enumerations made? How often in this state? Define
_census_?
§10. What are the qualifications of senators and representatives in this
state?
§11. How are vacancies filled in the senate?
Chapter X.
§1. How often do legislatures meet? How often in this state? What is
meant by _session_?
§2. Where do legislatures meet? What is the place called?
§3. To what are members bound by their oath of office?
§4. How are the houses organized? What are the presiding officers
called?
§5. What are their general duties?
§6. What other officers are chosen? and what are their duties?
§7. Define _quorum_. What number is a quorum in this state?
§8. Are the proceedings ever secret?
§9. What provision is made to prevent interruption?
Chapter XI.
§1. When is the governor's message communicated? What does it contain?
§2. In what other way are measures introduced?
§3. What is done to expedite business? How are committees appointed? and
what do they do?
§5. Name some of the committees.
§6. What are _standing_ committees? _Select_ committees?
§7. How do committees discharge their duties?
§8. Wherein does the utility of committees appear?
§9. What is a bill?
§10. By whom, and how, are bills introduced?
§11. How often must a bill be read? When is it amended?
§12. After the second reading and amendment, what follows?
§13. Describe the proceedings on the final passage of a bill.
§14. How is it acted on in the other house?
§15. Why is a legislature divided into two branches?
§16. Why are bills submitted to the governor for his approval? Define
_veto_.
§17. What if a governor refuses to sign a bill? Are bills presented to
the governor in this state? If so, and he disapproves them, by what
majorities must they be again passed? Within how many days is he to
return bills in this state?
Chapter XII.
§1. For what terms are governors chosen? For what term in this state?
§2. What are the qualifications for governor in this state?
§3. What are his general powers and duties?
§4. In what cases has he power to grant reprieves and pardons? Define
these words. What is _commute_?
§5. Are any officers in this state appointed by the governor? Is there a
council?
§6. What are the duties of a lieutenant-governor? Is there one in this
state?
§7. When he acts as governor, who takes the chair of the senate?
Chapter XIII.
§1. What assistant executive officers are there in this state? Are they
appointed or elected?
§2. What are the duties of the secretary of state?
§3. Of an auditor or controller?
§4. Of a treasurer?
§5. Of what officers are sureties required?
§6. What are the duties of an attorney-general? Is there one in this
state?
§7. The duties of surveyor-general? Is there one in this state?
§8. A superintendent of schools?
§9. What is the business of state printer?
§10. What other state officers are there?
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