Topeka
Government
Branches
Meadowlark
Miscellaneous
100

Who is the Governor of the state of Kansas?

Laura Kelly

100

What is the length of time that an elected official stays in office called?

Term

100

What is the branch of government that makes the laws?

legislative 

100
True or False: The male and female meadowlark look alike.

True

100

What is the money charged to the people to support the government called?

taxes

200

What is the building that the state government officials meet called? Make sure to be ready to spell the word.

Capitol

200

What is the plan of how a government would work called?

Constitution

200

What is the branch of government that interprets or explains the laws?

Judicial

200

What is a clutch?

A set of eggs laid at one time

200

What does anonymous mean?

not known by name

300

What is the name of the capital of Kansas?

Topeka

300

What is the right of the executive branch to say no to the bill called?

Veto

300

What is the branch of government that carries out the laws?

Executive

300

Is the meadowlark a carnivore, omnivore, or herbivore?

omnivore

300

What are the three LEVELS of government?

Local, State, and Federal (National)

400

What is the name of the mansion that the governors of Kansas live in while in office?

Cedar Crest

400

What do we say when a law is agreeing with the constitution? 

Constitutional

400

What is the judicial system doing when they explain a law called?

interprets the law

400

How long does it take for the baby birds to be ready to leave the nest?

Two weeks

400

What is the state bird of Kansas?

Meadowlark

500

How many rooms are in the Kansas Governor's Mansion?

12 rooms

500

What is the system of government that requires that each branch of government must answer to the other branches called?

Systems of checks and balances

500

What are the three parts of sections of our government?

Executive, Judicial, and Legislative

500

Name three of the five states that also has the meadowlark as their state bird.

Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming

500

Congress is divided into two houses. What are the name of the two houses?

Senate and House of Representatives

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