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1. What group leader helped draw up a plan for the first colonial constitution?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Thomas Hooker
C. George Washington
D. Benjamin Franklin
2. Under English rule, the original 13 colonies used what form of documents given by
England to rule? (example: Magna Carta)
A. constitutions
B. declarations
C. charters
D. legislations
3. What are the two kinds of changes that can be made to state constitutions?
4. In some states, what is the process where citizens can suggest constitutional
amendments? ( think petition)
A. veto
B. initiative
C. revision
D. recall
6. Which of these is an example of a non-legislative power that the state legislature has?
7. What are the two presiding official positions in the state legislature (2 pts each) (Hint:
one from each house)? Bonus: (1 pt each) Give the names of Mississippis
presiding officers at the national level.
8. Who can suggests the ideas for bills to be passed by the state legislator?
9. List the two ways that states allow citizens to take a direct part in proposing new
legislation? (2 pts each)
1.
2.
3.
13. Who appoints the heads of departments and agencies needed to run the state?
A. the courts
B. the governor
C. the people
D. the legislature
14. Who handles most of the work in the state legislative branch?
A. the governor
B. the lt. governor
C. committees
D. the speaker of the house
23. List and describe the two types of juries. (4 pts each)
1.
2.
24. Short answer: What is the importance behind having a jury? (3 pts)
25. List two differences between a criminal case and a civil case. (2 pts each)
1.
2.
26. In Mississippi, judges are selected by voting from the . (think popular
vote)
A. people
B. governor
C. state legislature
D. other judges
A. 120
B. 5
C. 22
D. 50
Bonuses: