MISSOURI CONST. QUIZ Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
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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