| Flap 1 |
Flap 2 |
| 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 |
