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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 8

Governing Oregon

Constitution, legislature and ballot measures

What your child practices

Oregon's 1857 constitution and how it has changed, the governor, the 30-member Senate and 60-member House, the Supreme Court, the initiative, referendum and recall, and laws Oregon voters and lawmakers made, such as women's suffrage in 1912 and the Bottle Bill.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: 4.C.PI.1; 4.C.IR.3; 4.C.DP.4; 4.C.CE.5 · the creation and parts of Oregon's constitution, equality in it, and the initiative process and civic participation

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Two neighbors disagree about a new dam. Their different views may come from…

    • their different identities, jobs and experiences
    • a coin toss
    • the weather

  2. Question 2

    How many members are in the Oregon State Senate?

    • 30
    • 100
    • 60

  3. Question 3

    Oregon's state legislature is called the…

    • Congress
    • Legislative Assembly
    • Parliament

  4. Question 4

    Where was Oregon's constitutional convention held?

    • Astoria
    • Portland
    • Salem

  5. Question 5

    A referendum lets voters…

    • write a newspaper
    • approve or reject a law
    • start a war

  6. Question 6

    Oregon state senators serve terms of… and representatives terms of…

    • six years; six years
    • four years; two years
    • two years; four years

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