General Government
ND's lone representative to Congress
Kelly Armstrong
North Dakota's governor
Doug Burgum
Veto is a check on what branch?
executive check on legislative
2nd amendment
right to bear arms
duties of American citizens
jury duty, registering for selective service, pay taxes, follow law
ND's 2 senators
John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer
year North Dakota became a state
1889
requirements to run for governor
30 years of age, 5 years living in ND prior to running for office
1st amendment
_____ is required in order to impeach and remove an official from office
2/3 vote in both houses of the legislature
Delegated powers are government powers that _____
are specifically given to government by the Constitution
term length of state officials
4 years, 6 years for public service commissioners
judicial review is a check on what branch?
judicial on executive or legislative
8th amendment
no cruel or unusual punishment
______ is required in order to force a recall vote
signatures on a petition matching 25% of the amount of people that voted for governor in the last election
Problems of the Articles of Confederation
no power to tax, no executive or judicial branch, no common currency, states act independently, etc.
3 ways people in state executive branch get their job
1. appointed by governor 2. elected 3. on commission created by state legislature
impeachment is a check on what branch?
legislative on executive or judicial
4th amendment
no illegal search or seizure
two methods for amending state constitution
proposed in legislature by 2/3 vote, by petition of 4% of ND population
Right to territory
no new state can be created within existing boundaries of a state
Two reasons North Dakota was delayed in statehood
Congress was controlled by Democrats, railroads worried about state regulations
2 state officials elected in off-year elections
attorney general, secretary of state, ag commissioner, tax commissioner, or public service comissioner
7th amendment
right to a jury trial
issues discussed at ND state convention before adopting constitution
prohibition of alcohol, women's suffrage, what to do with school land, one-house legislature, etc.