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4th Grade
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Erika Drawdy
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4 Slides • 19 Questions
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South Dakota and Tribal Government

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South Dakota's Government
Read Lesson 3: State Government on how South Dakota's government works in our own state. Answer the questions over the reading.
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Fill in the Blanks
How many branches of government are there in our state government?
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Poll
Where is our state's government located?
Brookings
Mitchell
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Badlands
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Multiple Choice
In state government, which group can impeach the governor?
Legislative
Judicial
Exceutive
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Multiple Choice
South Dakota's governor ________, or gives jobs to, people to help him/her run the executive branch of government.
override
appoints
associate
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Multiple Choice
The governor’s ______________ is a group of people who give him/her advice. They also run the departments of South Dakota's government.
associate
cabinet
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Fill in the Blanks
The Executive branch is under the under the leadership of the state's g
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Multiple Choice
South Dakota's executive branch of government includes the Governor and ______ ______.
Lieutenant Governor
Senator
Legislator
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Multiple Choice
South Dakota's state legislators (House and Senate) serve in which branch of government?
Exceutive
Legislative
Judicial
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Multiple Choice
The main tasks of South Dakota's Legislative branch is to make new laws or repeal, which means to remove or replace old laws.
True
False
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Fill in the Blanks
There are
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Multiple Choice
Which branch interprets the South Dakota's consititution?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
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Multiple Choice
The South Dakota Supreme Court hears many ___________________________, or cases that lower courts want the higher court to review.
cabinet
override
appeals
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Multiple Choice
The Judicial branch reviews state laws to make sure they follow the state and federal ______________.
society
laws
culture
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South Dakota Indian Reservations
Listen to the video to learn about the 9 Indian Reservations in South Dakota.
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Multiple Choice
Land set aside by the government for Indians in South Dakota are called a_________.
reservation
quarry
influence
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Fill in the Blanks
How many Indian Reservations are there in South Dakota?
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Indian Tribal Government
Read Lesson 4: Tribal Government and Citizenship. Answer the questions over the reading.
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Multiple Choice
Today there are _______ units (branches) in the tribal government.
two
three
five
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Multiple Choice
True or False: Each reservation, does not allow tribal members to elect officers.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
True or False: Each reservation has their own court to serve their society.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
The South Dakota tribes set up a ________of government to write constitutions and elect representatives in 1934.
candiate
system
pardon
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