MO constitution

Question 0

Powers of legislature

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Powers of Governer

Answer 1

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

Question 2

General assembly

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Reserved powers of the state

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Rights in the bill of rights

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Concurrent/ shared powers

Answer 5

Powers that are shared by the national and state governments

Question 6

Branches of state government

Answer 6

Legislative, executive, and judicial

Question 7

Federalism

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Number of counties in MO

Answer 8

114

Question 9

Structure of govt assembly

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Taxes and spending

Answer 10

Must begin in house of reps

Question 11

Capital city

Answer 11

Jefferson City

Question 12

Suffrage

Answer 12

Right to vote

Question 13

Terms/limits of office for the executive

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Leadership in General Assembly

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Order of hierarchy of courts

Answer 15

Top to bottom

1. Supreme
2. Appeals
3. Circuit
4. Municipal

Question 16

Duty of state auditor

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Duty of Secretary of State

Answer 17

Jason Kandor

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

Question 18

Duty of state treasurer

Answer 18

Oversee collections and distribution of state and federal funds

Question 19

Duty of attorney general

Answer 19

Chris Koster

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

Question 20

Term of Supreme Court

Answer 20

12 yrs

Question 21

Impeachment process

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Role of Supreme Court

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Succession of governors office

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Governors power of appointment

Answer 24

Missouri plan

Question 25

Missouri plan

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Largest source of Missouri revenue

Answer 26

Income tax

Question 27

Adoption year of MO constitution

Answer 27

1945

Question 28

Missouri’s role in election

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Statute

Answer 29

Technical name for a law

Question 30

Initiative process

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Gerrymandering

Answer 31

Illegal redrawing of districts

Question 32

How to amend MO constitution

Answer 32

1 referendum method

2. Initiative method
3. Constitutional convention

Question 33

Referendum method of amendment making

Answer 33

Majority vote of general population has passé the general assembly

Question 34

Initiative method of amendment making

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Constitutional convention method of amendment making

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Referendum

Answer 36

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