Why are Lousiana's governemtal divisions called parishes?
What is Louisiana was a Spanish colony and parishes are divisions for the Catholic church.
100
How much oil and gas does Lousiana provide for the United States?
What is about 1/3?
100
What did the Indians mostly fight for?
What is respect, royalty, and pride?
100
How old do you have to be to vote?
What is at least 18?
100
What is an open primary?
What is a statewide election?
200
What are Lousiana's civil laws based on?
What is Frech and Spanish civic laws?
200
Why was nutria brought to Louisiana?
What is people wanted to sell them, but since no one bought them, they were thrown into swamps and lakes. It eventually at 15% of all wetlands.
200
What did the Indians wear?
What are animal skins, tattoos, and piercings?
200
What do we call when guys are sent away to serve the military?
What is a draft?
200
What is lobbying?
What is when someone tries to influence a legislator about a propsed law?
300
What are Louisiana's criminal laws based on?
What is the British common law?
300
What are two nicknames for the Nile River?
What is the "Nile of America" and "river of the holy spirit"?
300
What were houses made of?
What is clay and logs?
300
If you are called as a witness, why are you required to go to court?
What is judges need further information and need to know what really happened. (answers may vary)
300
What is a parish seat?
What is a city or town where a parish's government is located?
400
What are the three main duties of the attorney general?
What is providing opinions on questions of law to all state agencies and other governement groups, bring legal actions on behalf of the state, defend Louisiana laws if challenged in federal courts?
400
What is the second largest water drainage?
What is the Red River?
400
What were the two gods that were most respected?
What is the Sun and fire?
400
Name the five types of taxes.
What is sales, excise, severance, property, and income tax?
400
How much money does the homestead exemption excuse?
What is $75,000?
500
Each chamber elects an officer to preside over its sessions. Who holds the position of the vice chairs?
What is speaker and president pro tempore?
500
What is the origin of the word "bayou?
What is the Choctaw Indian language means "creek".
500
Indians ate dry corn. What do we call the "dry corn" now?
What is grits?
500
What do many people say about the federal governement and a "balanced budget"?
What is people say how the U.S. government need a "balanced budget" to reduce national debt. It also said to be unfair how Louisiana has to spend less money on important things such as education.