ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR THE MISSOURI CONSTITUTION
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| misdemeanor |
minor crime |
| jury |
group of ppl who give a verdict in a trial |
| suffrage |
right to vote |
| felony |
major crime |
| grand jury |
12 ppl who listen to a testimony & decide if information is sufficiant enough to attend court |
| nepotism |
favoritism based on relationship |
| referendum |
allows voters to reject amendments to the Constitution |
| lobby/lobbyist |
group of ppl who try to persuade someone |
| home rule |
local governments allowed to govern own affairs |
| initiative |
petition to put amendment on the ballot |
| gubernatorial |
related to governor |
| 1st article |
bill of rights |
| 5th article |
judicial department |
| 2nd article |
distribution of powers |
| 4th article |
executive department |
| 3rd article |
legislative department |
| judicial department |
interprets constitution |
| executive department |
enforces law |
| legislative department |
makes laws |
| governor elected by |
ppl |
| lietinant gov. |
see's over senate |
| Secretary of state |
keeper od state seal |
| state auditor |
keeper of books |
| treasurer |
manages state funds |
| attorny general |
provides legal advice for state officials |
| governor |
inforces laws |
| succession of governor |
(blank) |
| 3rd in line for succession of the governer |
speaker of house |
| 7th in line for succession of the governer |
attorny general |
| 5th in line for succession of the governer |
state auditor |
| 6th in line for succession of the governer |
state treasurer |
| court order |
1st--supreme court *_____* 2nd--court of appeals *_____*3rd&4th--circuit&associate courts*_____*5th--municipal courts |
| Municipal court inculdes |
Probate** _____** Magestrate |
| Eastern District |
St. Louis -------14 |
| Western District |
Kansas City-------11 |
| Southern District |
Springfeild-------7 |
| ___ counties ___ ___ ____ __ __ _____ |
114-------and the City od St. Louis |
| Municipalities |
Cities---Villages---Towns |
| Types of Governments |
Mayor-council form<><>Comission form<><>council-manager form<><>trustee village |
| General Elections |
1st tuesday after 1st monday in Novmber |
| primary elections |
1st tuesday in august. |
| who were 1st inhibitants |
indian mound builders |
| africans were probably 1st white men |
!!!!!FALSE!!!!! ~~~~ what is the answer? |
| who sold territory to US in 1803? |
Napoleon of France |
| MO was part of what territory? |
Louisiana |
| in 1810 MO applied to congress to become an ocean |
FALSE~~~~ what is the answer? |
| In 1821 congress organized the MO territory |
FALSE~~~~ what is the answer? |
| did MO inter the union as a slave state? what year did this happen? |
YES<><>1820 |
| Missouri was addmitted to the union as a state on what date? |
August 10, 1821 |
| MO was the 24th state of the US |
TRUE |
| Did many side w/ the confederacy during the civil war while other MO remained in the union? |
YES |
| MO has had 4 consituions |
TRUE |
| the last constitution was written in May 7, 1992 |
FASLE~~~~what is the answer? |
| members of senate |
34 |
| members of house |
163 |
| term limit for house |
2 yrs |
| term for senate |
4 yrs |
| age for house |
24 |
| age for senate |
30 |
| yrs qualified voter for senate |
3 |
| qualified voter for house |
2 |
| there are 13 elected offials |
FALSE~~~ how many?
6 elected officials |
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