what is the name of the south dakota judicial system? unified judicial system
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What is the name of What is the name of the South Dakota the South Dakota Judicial System?Judicial System?
Unified Judicial Unified Judicial SystemSystem
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How long is a public How long is a public utility utility
commissioner’s term?commissioner’s term?
6 Years - 6 Years - StaggeredStaggered
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Who is the current Who is the current Attorney General?Attorney General?
Marty JackleyMarty Jackley
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Who is our current Who is our current Governor and Governor and
political party?political party?
Dennis Daugaard Dennis Daugaard (Republican)(Republican)
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What is the length of What is the length of term for the term for the governor?governor?
4 years4 years
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How many How many consecutive terms consecutive terms
can a person serve as can a person serve as governor?governor?
2 consecutive 2 consecutive terms.terms.
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Branch of South Branch of South Dakota Government Dakota Government that carries out or that carries out or enforces our laws?enforces our laws?
ExecutiveExecutive
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Current Lieutenant Current Lieutenant Governor of South Governor of South
Dakota?Dakota?
Matt Michels Matt Michels
(Yankton)(Yankton)
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What elected office is What elected office is the chief legal the chief legal
consultant/lawyer for consultant/lawyer for the state?the state?
Attorney GeneralAttorney General
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Term for the South Term for the South Dakota two-house Dakota two-house
legislature?legislature?
bicameralbicameral
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Main job of the South Main job of the South Dakota Legislature?Dakota Legislature?
Make LawsMake Laws
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The South Dakota The South Dakota Legislature has how Legislature has how
many districts?many districts?
35 Legislative 35 Legislative DistrictsDistricts
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The South Dakota The South Dakota legislative districts legislative districts
are apportioned are apportioned based on ?based on ?
populationpopulation
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Leader of the South Leader of the South Dakota Senate?Dakota Senate?
Lieutenant Lieutenant GovernorGovernor
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Number of members Number of members in the South Dakota in the South Dakota
House of House of Representatives?Representatives?
70(2/district)70(2/district)
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Number of members Number of members in the South Dakota in the South Dakota
Senate?Senate?
35(1/district)35(1/district)
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South Dakota South Dakota legislators serve legislators serve
terms that are how terms that are how long?long?
2 years2 years
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Elections for South Elections for South Dakota Legislators Dakota Legislators are in even or odd are in even or odd numbered years?numbered years?
EvenEven
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Number of Number of Legislators/District in Legislators/District in
South Dakota?South Dakota?
33
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Name the three Name the three legislators in your legislators in your
district?district?
District 9 –District 9 –Senator - Deb PetersSenator - Deb Peters
Representative – Steve HickeyRepresentative – Steve HickeyRepresentative – Paula HawksRepresentative – Paula Hawks
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District #25District #25SeSenator – Tim Ravenator – Tim Rave
Representative – Scott Representative – Scott EcklundEcklund
Representative – Kris LangerRepresentative – Kris Langer
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Number of Days the Number of Days the South Dakota South Dakota
Legislature meets in Legislature meets in even numbered even numbered
years?years?
3535
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Numbered of Days Numbered of Days the South Dakota the South Dakota
Legislature meets in Legislature meets in odd numbered years?odd numbered years?
4040
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Is the South Dakota Is the South Dakota Legislature full time Legislature full time
or part time?or part time?
Part-time.Part-time.
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What months does What months does the South Dakota the South Dakota Legislature meet?Legislature meet?
January, February, January, February, MarchMarch
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Council that will Council that will research and draft research and draft bills for the state bills for the state
legislators?legislators?
Legislative Legislative Research CouncilResearch Council
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Who is the director of Who is the director of the Legislative the Legislative
Research Council?Research Council?
Fred ShoenfeldFred Shoenfeld
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What is the highest What is the highest appeals court in appeals court in South Dakota?South Dakota?
South Dakota South Dakota Supreme CourtSupreme Court
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Number of Supreme Number of Supreme Court Justices in Court Justices in South Dakota?South Dakota?
55
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Leader of the Leader of the Supreme Court?Supreme Court?
Chief JusticeChief Justice
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Who appoints the Who appoints the Supreme Court Supreme Court
Justices?Justices?
GovernorGovernor
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How long do Supreme How long do Supreme Court Justices Serve?Court Justices Serve?
3 years/non-3 years/non-political ballot political ballot every 8 years every 8 years thereafter.thereafter.
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How many Circuit How many Circuit Courts are in South Courts are in South
Dakota?Dakota?
77
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What two lists are What two lists are used to draw names used to draw names
for jury duty?for jury duty?
Voter Voter Registration/Driver Registration/Driver
LicenseLicense
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Circuit Courts handle Circuit Courts handle all civil and what all civil and what
other type of cases?other type of cases?
criminalcriminal
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Term for being Term for being reelected to office?reelected to office?
incumbentincumbent
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How many judges How many judges serve on the circuit serve on the circuit
courts in South courts in South Dakota?Dakota?
4141
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Who was the 1Who was the 1stst female justice on the female justice on the
South Dakota South Dakota Supreme Court?Supreme Court?
Judith K. Judith K. MeierhenryMeierhenry
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Lower level courts in Lower level courts in South Dakota?South Dakota?
Magistrate Magistrate courts.courts.