PSC Final Flashcards
Date of Nevada’s independence? National issues made it become a state?
October 31, 1864, ensure reelection of Lincoln – slavery abolishment
How many times has Nevada’s constitution been amended?
100 times
On what state’s is Nevada’s constitution based on?
California- most ppl came from there
How many members in NV state assembly and state senate?
State assembly:42 State Senate: 21
How long and how often does NV legislature meet?
For 120 days, every other year
Salary of nv state legislators?
$8,777 less than 5 figures
What type of executive system) What type of system is executive power branch in?
bicameral?
Educational background of NV’s governors?
Law degree, own law firm
Term limits for the governor?
2 terms limit, (4yrs)
Powers and responsibilities of the NV secretary of state?
maintaining official records, integrity of elections, security laws, ensuring education of public
Early explorers who discovered territory of NV?
Francisco Garces, Jedeiah Smith
Reasons settlers relocated from Utah territory to NV territory
They didn’t want to be ruled by Mormon leader or Gold Rush
Name of conflict in which US acquired territory in what is known the southwestern part of America
Mexican American War
Issues that helped NV become a place people wanted to (re)settle
-First time to escape Mormon’s leadership and silver mining- second time was gambling & entertainment
Proposals offered up in class during discussion to help NV further develop and diversity its economy
Solar energy panels,
