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Whittier MO Gov
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The governor can use a line item veto | Appropriations (money) bills |
| Chief legal officer of Missouri | Attorney General |
| The governor is considered | the Chief executive officer of the state |
| Type of municipal government in which a professionally trained manager acts as an administrator | Council Manager |
| Who has the power to APPOINT many state officials | The governor |
| Last step in amending the state constitution | Vote of the people - majority approval |
| If the governor vetoes a bill, how can the legislature pass the bill over the veto | 2/3 vote in each house |
| Officer holding the states records, state files and documents and keeper of the Great Seal of Missouri | Secretary of State |
| MO became a state | 1821 |
| MOs present constitution was adopted in | 1945 |
| There are ________ members in the MO House of Representatives | 163 |
| Extra sessions of the legislature can be called by the | Governor |
| Which court mainly hears appeals from other courts | Supreme Court |
| There are _____ members in the MO Senate | 34 |
| Home rule is | Powers given to the cities and towns to pass local ordinances without approval from the state legislature |
| The election in which each party selects its candidates | Primary election |
| Which branch has the duty of APPROVING many of the governor's appointments | The Senate |
| Main trial court in Missouri is | Circuit court |
| Article IV Section 20 of the MO constitution establishes the capital of MO to be the city of | Jefferson |
| General partisan elections are held | November of even numbered years |
| Court which is the final authority on the State Constitution | (MO) Supreme Court |
| In MO, which has the same job as the federal Congress | Legislature |
| One duty of the Governor is | Commander of the state militia |
| For people in prison, the governor has the power to | Grant pardons, stay executions, commute sentences hint: all of these |
| The Speaker of the House | is the most powerful person in the Missouri House of Representatives |