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Puzzle Book For Kids: Minnesota'S State Government
Puzzle Book For Kids: Minnesota'S State Government
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unscrambling
Unscramble these state government words!
ibll esntoar mmtendane ngovti steta poacilt alw etmmtocei eotv iiznect nrpetseevtirae
word find
Find the hidden words for Minnesota symbols in the puzzle. The words are listed at the bottom of the page. M R S Y M B O L S T K Y O J X B I G N J V I Y K D B M T M I L K N O R T H S T A R L B O Q U M Z N O W K Q O P A T E R H E P J E E B Y A E Z D R K E C B M O Y P S W S G L L T Y L S E L V K Y R O L Z A M L Z B X R A I O L Y E T K N T O A E Z R H G R F C B P A H S E J P O Y B H J M N Y D P Y C P I E R M W E G H O R X E I M E Y X D U S Q V P W B N O O L B N A D F C S H O L I N K N P S S I H F V T V N G J D K Y B S Y E C I R D L I W A T B F E V K D R N O R W A Y P I N E X O L R A N W L U A B B B S R J D C A X L
Minnesota symbols
flower: Lady Slipper (pink and white) nickname: North Star (state) muffin: Blueberry muffin tree: Norway pine gem: Agate (Lake Superior) grain: Wild rice bird: Loon fish: Walleye pike fungus: Morel beverage: milk 3
matching
Match the sentences on the left with the correct answers on the right.
governor
This branch of state government contains the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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senators
Cass Gilbert
legislative
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representatives
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Across
1. To enact laws 4. A ________ to adjourn is always in order. 7. A nay vote means ______. 8. The governors signature turns a bill into a ______. 9. Voters approved a constitutional amendment for an Environmental ______ Fund. 12. When a motion to _______ a bill is approved, the bill usually wont be acted upon. 14. The three branches of government are the legislative, the judicial and the __________.
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1. Attorneys in the Revisor of Statutes Office draft bills so that they will be ________.
2. The Lake Superior Agate is Minnesotas state _______. 3. Conference committees may have either six or _____ members. 5. Each Senator and Representative sits ___ several committees. 6. A _____ of 201 men and women serve in the Minnesota Legislature. 10. Bills on the Senate Calendar are ______ for final passage. 11. A bills _______ explains briefly what is in the bill. 12. Government obtains money through its power to _______. 13. At the end of a busy session, lawmakers rarely have time to ____ or sleep.
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Bill drafting: the bill is written in proper form Layover: after first passage, bills are laid over for 24 hours
Committee action: committee approves bill and sends it on; or does not approve the bill and it dies
Third reading and final passage: 34 votes are needed to pass most bills
Conference Committee: if House and Senate bills differ, a committee works out a compromise
Bill sent to the House: it must go through the same process there Governors action: the governor may sign a bill into law, veto it or pocket-veto it
Presentation to governor: The bill is given a chapter number and presented to the governor
Bill becomes law: it is deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State End here
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Veto override: if a bill is vetoed, it may still become law by a twothirds majority vote of the Senate and House
making words
Use the letters in the word Minnesota to make as many words as you can! Make words of six letters or less. Turn to the answer page to see some of the words we made!
M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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answers
unscrambling bill senator amendment voting state capitol law committee veto or vote citizen representative matching word find
making words
M ma main man mast mat me mean meant meat met mine mint mist mit mite moan moat most mote I in inane innate insane inseam inset iota is it item A aim am an ant as at ate atom N name neat nest net nine noise nome nose note E east eat O oat omen on one onset T tan tea team ten tennis time tin to toe tome ton tone S saint same sane sat sea seam seat sent set sin sit some son sonnet stain steam stem stone
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