Studies in Civics eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 401 pages of information about Studies in Civics.

Studies in Civics eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 401 pages of information about Studies in Civics.

[Footnote d:  In case no one has a majority, election goes to legislature.]

[Footnote e:  That is, the order of succession is Lieutenant Governor, President of Senate, Speaker of House.]

[Footnote f:  Governor must be native citizen of U.S.]

[Footnote g:  In Oregon the Secretary of State is also ex-officio Lieutenant Governor, Auditor, and one of the Land Commissioners.]

[Footnote h:  Ineligible for succeeding term.]

[Footnote i:  In Delaware, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island the Governor has no veto.]

[Footnote j:  Appointed.]

[Footnote 1:  In these thirteen states the Governor also has the use of the “Executive Mansion” of the state.]

[Footnote 2:  In these states the Lieutenant Governor may debate in “committee of the whole.”]

[Footnote 3:  That is, the order of succession is President of Senate, Speaker of House.]

[Footnote 4:  Thirty years old; citizen of the United States, 12; and of the state, 6 years.  In Me., Mass., N.H., and Vt. the Governor is assisted by an executive council of 7, 8, 12, and 5 members respectively.]

COMPARATIVE JUDICIAL TABLE OF THE STATES.

[Transcriber’s Note:  This table is formatted in the same way as the Executive and Legislative Tables above it.  See notes above for details.  In addition, places where the scanned text is illegible are marked with a “".]

+=====+=================+==============================
===========+ | | | Supreme Court | | | +----------+----------+-----------+-------+ | | | |Chief | | | | |States. |Members |Justice |Election |Term | +=====+=================+==========+==========+===========+=
======+ |1 |Alabama |3 |A |P’ple |6 | |2 |Arkansas |3 |A |P |8 | |3 |California |7 |C |P |12 | |4 |Colorado |3 |C |P |9 | |5 |Connecticut |5 |A |Leg. |8 | |6 |Delaware |5 |A |Gov. |Life | |7 |Florida |3 |A |Gov. |Life | |8 |Georgia |3 |A |Leg. |12 | |9 |Idaho |3 |C |P |6 | |10 |Illinois |7 |B |P |9 | |11 |Indiana |5 |B |P |6 | |12 |Iowa |5 |C |P |6 | |13 |Kansas |3 |A |P |6 | |14 |Kentucky |4 |C |P |6 | |15 |Louisiana |5 |A |Gov. |12 | |16 |Maine |8 |A |Gov. |7 |
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