Washington State Facts to Know
the name of our district 20 senator
John Braun
Interpret the meaning of laws, apply laws to individual cases, decide if laws violate the constitution.
The current governor
Bob Ferguson
The term that means 2 chambers in a legislature
bicameral
The place the bill starts.
In one of the two chambers
The three branches of government.
What are the legislative, judicial, and executive branch?
The highest level of the state courts.
Supreme Court
The number of years for a term for the Governor
4
the number of legislative districts in wa state
49
The number of times a bill is read in one chamber
3 times
The number of supreme court justices.
9
Our Lietenent Governor
Denny Heck
Our district number
20
The roll call vote after the 3rd reading needs this many votes to go to the next chamber
majority (one more than half)
The number of state that Washington is.
42nd
The name for the amount of votes needed for a guilty verdict.
Unanimous
The role of the executive branch
Enforce and administer laws
Roles of the legislative branch
creates new laws, change existing laws, enact budgets, pass taxes
The governor's choices for what to do when they get the bill
Sign into law, make changes and send back, or veto
We vote on our state senator every ____ years.
4
The name of the building at the state capitol where the judicial branch works
Temple of Justice
The number of times someone can run for governor
Infinitely
the name of our 2 representatives for district 20
peter abbarno and ed orcutt
If the governor vetoes, the number of votes for an override
2/3