NEVADA CONSTITUTION AND HISTORY

What does the second article of the NEVADA Constitution state?

• Declaration of rights

• Right to vote

• Separation of powers

• All of the above

True or False? Nevada adds amendments to the Constitution at the end as attachments.

• False

• True

The Nevada Constitution states that ultimate authority resides in the what?

• Nevada's Governor

• Federal Government

• State Government

• Nevada's voters

What did Nevada's Constitution specifically prohibit that The United States did not until amended?

• Referendum

• Income Tax

• Slavery

• Poll Tax

Article VII of Nevada's Constitution allows for the impeachment and removal of all elected officers except who?

• LT. Governor

• District judges

• Senators

• Justices of peace

Nevada's Legislature meets how often?

• Biannual

• Biennially

• Every 6 months

• They never meet

How many Senators are in the UNITED STATES Congress?

• 535

• 230

• 100

• 435

When Nevada's Legislature passes a bill, it is sent to the Governor to be signed into law. If the Governor does not act on it within 5 days, what happens ?

• The people vote on it in the next general election.

• It becomes law

• It is sent back to the assembly

• The law dies and must start the process again.

Why was Nevada rushed into statehood?

• The Union feared Nevada would join the Confederates.

• The Union needed more land.

• The Federal Government needed Nevada's resources.

• Lincoln needed more votes to pass legislature in the Senate.

Nevada and The United States need what percent of the Senate to remove an impeached official?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• Simple Majority

• All