State Government Legislature

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  1. 6. the first ten amendments
  2. 7. term used to describe the task of seeing that powers and money are used the way the legislature intended them to be used when the laws were passed
  3. 9. created a whole new plan of government that separates the powers of government into National and State governments
  4. 10. how many years senators and representatives are elected fo
  5. 11. two house legislature containing a house of representatives and the senate
  6. 13. powers shared by both the national and state governments
  7. 15. the presiding officer of each house of legislature
  8. 18. is the rearrangement of state districts
  9. 19. a proposal made by the people to change a state amendment
  10. 22. is elected by the senate for when the Lieutenant governor is absent
  11. 24. party that has more elected members, and therefore has more votes
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  1. 1. branch that makes laws
  2. 2. branch that interprets the laws
  3. 3. is the Capital of North Dakota
  4. 4. are basic laws by which governments operate
  5. 5. means that every member of each house of the legislature must represent about the same number of people
  6. 8. part of the legislature that is composed of 47 people
  7. 12. title given to the state legislature
  8. 14. part of the legislature that is composed of 94 people
  9. 16. means that both the state senate and the state house of representatives must pass the proposal
  10. 17. called the President of the Senate
  11. 20. branch that enforces laws
  12. 21. powers given to the states
  13. 23. powers given to the National Government