A | B |
Minnesota has 8 of these | Congressional Districts |
Precincts | where you go to vote |
Budget | plan for spending money |
Paul Gazelka | MN Senate Majority Leader |
Kurt Daudt | MN Speaker of the House |
Mark Dayton | Governor of Minnesota |
Cass Gilbert | Architect of the MN Capito |
Rod Hamilton | Represents Worthington in the MN House |
Bill Weber | Represents Worthington in the MN Senate |
Gordon Moore | District Court Judge for Worthington |
Main power of the Legislature | writing the laws |
Main power of the Governor | executing the state laws |
Main part of the executive branch | the governor |
Branch of government that has the House and Senate | the legislative branch |
St. Paul | capital of Minnesota |
2 years | term for a MN House member |
4 years | term for a MN Senator |
Constitution | a written plan of government |
Amendments | changes to the Constitution |
Articles | Part of the Constitution that tells about the parts of government |
The Judicial Branch | Part of the government that has the the courts |
elections | how we pick our government leaders |
Veto | the governor rejects a bill |
Override | the legislature cancels a veto with a 2/3 vote |
18 | voting age in Minnesota |
the Lieutenant Governor | becomes governor if the governor leaves office |