Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Define It
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100
How many Supreme Court justices does South Carolina have? 

What is five? 

100

What is the only state-level body that can levy taxes, fees, and fines to raise revenue? 

What is the legislative branch? 

100

What branch of government is the governor in charge of? 

What is the executive branch?

100

What type of government is ruled by one person (Example : king, emperor)? 

What is monarchy? 
100

What service is NOT supplied by a special service district? 

Fire, Library, Sewer, Water

What is library? 

200

What is the lowest level court at the county level? 

What is the Magistrate Court? 

200
True or False : Magistrates must be lawyers.

What is false? 

200

What is an informal power of the Governor of SC? 


Budget, Veto, fill offices with political supporters, deal with natural disasters 

What is to fill offices with political supporters? 

200

What are the operational funds for the government? 

What is revenue? 

200

Which is NOT a duty of the governor of South Carolina? 


Keep order, Carry out laws, be spokesperson for the state, approve all bills passed by legislature 

What is approve all bills passed by legislature? 

300

Which court deals primarily with wills and deeds? 

Family, Magistrate, Municipal, Probate

What is Probate Court? 

300
Who is the presiding officer of South Carolina’s Senate? 

Who is the lieutenant governor? 

300

How many consecutive terms can a person serve as South Carolina’s governor? 

What is two? 

300

What is the power to distribute offices, grant favors, or promote an agenda? 

What is patronage? 

300

What is a rule that allows unlimited debate in congress that is often used when congressmen do NOT want a bill passed into law? 

What is filibuster? 

400

Which court is primarily a trial court? 

Circuit , Family, Magistrate , Probate

What is Circuit Court? 

400
What is the title of a person who influences legislators to vote for bills that benefit the organizations they represent? 

Who is a lobbyist? 

400

What power does the governor hold over the Senate and House of Representatives? 

What is veto? 

400

What is a type of government that is ruled by a small class of people that inherit their authority? 

What is an aristocracy? 

400

Which of the following is NOT NOT (so… it is) a right of citizenship? 

Voting, paying taxes, possessing a gun, serving on juries

What is possessing a gun? 

500

True or False : The freedoms that you enjoy as a U.S. citizen are absolute. 

What is true? 

500

How long is the length of one term in the South Carolina House of Representatives? 

What is two years? 

500

Who is the current governor of South Carolina? 

Who is Henry McMaster? 

500

DAILY DOUBLE :

What are the three footballs teams that Mrs. Schultz loves?

Who are the Saints, Buckeyes, and Gamecocks? 

500

True or False : Paying taxes is NOT a responsibility of citizenship. 

What is false?