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Powers of legislature

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Make laws, oversee state lottery, oversee gambling, decide the budget, approve appointments(senate only), congressional districts, provide for a militia

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Powers of Governer

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Jay Nixon; pardon or reprieve, liaison to the federal government, make appointments, commander in chief of state milita, call special sessions, veto

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General assembly

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Bicameral (house of reps and senate), meets 1st Wednesday after 1st Monday in January and ends no later than May 30th at 12AM

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Reserved powers of the state

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Assigned in the 10th amendment to states to provide for the people that they cannot provide for themselves

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Rights in the bill of rights

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  1. Marriage = 1 man + 1 woman
  2. English is official language
  3. Govt cannot pass ex post facto laws
  4. Right to vote
  5. Citizens cannot be inprisoned for debt unless not paying state fines
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Concurrent/ shared powers

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Powers that are shared by the national and state governments

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Branches of state government

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Legislative, executive, and judicial

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Federalism

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System of govt in which power is shared between a strong national government and state governments

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Number of counties in MO

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114

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Structure of govt assembly

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House:
163 members; 2 yr term; 4 term limit; 24yrs old, registered voter for 2 yr, live in district
Senate:
34 members; 4 yr term 2 term limit; 30yr old registered voter for 3yr live I district you represent

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Taxes and spending

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Must begin in house of reps

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Capital city

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Jefferson City

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Suffrage

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Right to vote

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Terms/limits of office for the executive

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Term: 4yr
Term limit: 2
30yr old, 10yr MO resident, 15 yr US citizen

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Leadership in General Assembly

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House: speaker
Senate: lieutenant gov. (Title president of senate) and then president pro tempor

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Order of hierarchy of courts

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Top to bottom

  1. Supreme
  2. Appeals
  3. Circuit
  4. Municipal
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Duty of state auditor

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Tom Schweich
Keep financial records; ensure public funds are being used efficiently; audits state agencies, boards, commissions, circuit courts and political subdivisions

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Duty of Secretary of State

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Jason Kandor

Keep all non financial records; certify election results; keep register of acts of govt; custodian of seal

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Duty of state treasurer

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Oversee collections and distribution of state and federal funds

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Duty of attorney general

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Chris Koster

Chief law enforcement officer of Missouri; chief defense attorney representing state of MO

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Term of Supreme Court

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Impeachment process

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House of reps brings charges; state Supreme Court holds trial; except of Governer or Supreme Court justice is impeached them senate appoints 7 new judges and 5/7 vote to impeach

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Role of Supreme Court

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Final authority on state law and how federal law affects the state

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Succession of governors office

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Lieutenant gov., president pro tempor, speaker if house, secretary if state, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general

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Governors power of appointment

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Missouri plan

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Missouri plan

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System of electing state judges proposed by voters through tan initiative to end the corruption if Pendergast; non partisan elections; 3 nominations sent to governer ya committee, 60 days to pick; in a year that judge stands for retention election

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Largest source of Missouri revenue

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Income tax

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Adoption year of MO constitution

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Missouri’s role in election

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  1. 18 to vote
  2. Can’t be in jail or on probation
  3. Register 6mo before 18th birthday
  4. Vote 6wks prior to election for absentee voting
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Statute

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Technical name for a law

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Initiative process

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People by petition. Propose a law:

  1. Amendments need 2/3 core congressional districts
  2. 5% voters congressional district
  3. Sec. Of state confirms signatures
  4. Placed on state wide ballot and needs majority vote
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Gerrymandering

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Illegal redrawing of districts

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How to amend MO constitution

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1 referendum method

  1. Initiative method
  2. Constitutional convention
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Referendum method of amendment making

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Majority vote of general population has passé the general assembly

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Initiative method of amendment making

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Petiolns = 8% of total votes cast for last Governer in 2/3 of congressional districts, then a majority vote of general electors

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Constitutional convention method of amendment making

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Called for by petition, changes are written and them submitted to vote of general electorate

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Referendum

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Amendment or law created by general assembly that bypass the Governor an goes directly to the peoe and requires a majority vote on state wide ballot

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