The Government Class Book Part 37

--2. What are the territorial divisions of a state called?

--3. When are state elections generally held?

--4. By whom are elections conducted? Define _poll_.

--5. Describe the manner of voting. Define _ballot_.

--6. Who may challenge voters?

--7. How and why are voters registered? Are they registered in this state?

--8. How is it determined what persons are elected?

--10. What is _viva voce_ voting?

--11. What is an election by plurality? By majority?

--12. What objections are there to either of these models?

Chapter VIII.

--1, 2. What division of power is first mentioned? Give the distinction between the political and civil powers.

--3. What is said of political power in absolute and mixed governments?

--4. How is the civil power divided? What is the business of the legislature? How is a legislature const.i.tuted?

--5. What is the executive department? In whom is the power vested?

--6. What is the business of the judicial department? Of what does it consist?

--7. Can you give any reasons for this division of the civil power?

--8. How is the legislative power divided?

Chapter IX.

--1. Of what branches is a legislature composed?

--2. Why is only one called house of representatives?

--3. For how long terms are senators chosen? How long in this state?

--4. Why is the senate called upper house?

--5. How are senators apportioned? How in this state?

--6. How are representatives apportioned? For what terms elected? How apportioned, and for what term elected in this state?

--7. What is the general object of apportionment?

--8. How in an equal representation provided for?

--9. How often are enumerations made? How often in this state? Define _census_?

--10. What are the qualifications of senators and representatives in this state?

--11. How are vacancies filled in the senate?

Chapter X.

--1. How often do legislatures meet? How often in this state? What is meant by _session_?

--2. Where do legislatures meet? What is the place called?

--3. To what are members bound by their oath of office?

--4. How are the houses organized? What are the presiding officers called?

--5. What are their general duties?

--6. What other officers are chosen? and what are their duties?

--7. Define _quorum_. What number is a quorum in this state?

--8. Are the proceedings ever secret?

--9. What provision is made to prevent interruption?

Chapter XI.

--1. When is the governor's message communicated? What does it contain?

--2. In what other way are measures introduced?

--3. What is done to expedite business? How are committees appointed? and what do they do?