MO Constitution Flashcards
What did mo become a state?
1821
What issue surrounded mo’s entrance into the union?
Slavery
Was mo a slave or free state?
Slave
What number was mo? (In entry into the union)
24
What was mo’s first capitol?
St. Charles
Current mo capitol?
Jefferson city
Mo’s nickname
Show me state
Number of counties
114
Article 1
Bill of rights (35 sections)
Article 2
Distribution of powers
Article 3
Legislative branch
Article 4
Executive branch
Article 5
Judicial branch
Article 6
Local government
How many constitutions did mo have
4
When was the most recent constitution?
1945
Who published the most recent constitution?
Sec. Of state
What is the number one priority in the Mo constitution?
Education
How many electoral votes do we have and how is it broken down?
10 (8reps and 2senators)
Age, years as citizen, years in state, term length, number of terms, duties of governor
Age-30, US-15, MO-10, term length-4, #-2 yearly budget and pardons, reprieves, commutations
Age, years as citizen, years in state, term length, duties of Lt. Governor
Age-30, US-15, MO-10, term length-4, presides over senate
Age, term length of senator
Age-30, term-4
Age, term length of representative
Age-24, term-2
Legislature’s name
General assembly
Type of legislature
Bicameral
Number of senators and districts
34
We live in the senate district
20
Number of representatives and districts
163
We live in the rep district
139
Presiding officer of HOR
Speaker of the House
Presiding officer of the senate
Lt. Governor
Job of the general assembly
Make laws
Age of justice
30
Term of justice
12
Number of justices
7
Highest court in MO
Missouri supreme court
Governor
Jay Nixon
Lt. Governor
Peter Kinder
Attorney General
Chris Koster
State auditor
Nicole Galloway
State treasurer
Clint Zweifel
Secretary of state
Jason Kander
The US rep for mo
Billy Long
The US senators for mo
Roy Blunt, Claire McCaskill
Our district rep
Jered Taylor
Our district senator
Jay Wasson
Witnesses needed for treason
2
County to the north
Greene
County where Branson is
Taney
School is in what county
Christian
Group of people who try to persuade someone
Lobbyists
When you petition to put an amendment on the ballot
Initiative
Favoritism based on relationship
Nepotism
States that border MO in all four directions
N-Iowa, E-Illinois, S-Arkansas, W-Kansas
Population of MO
6 million
State flower
Hawthorne
State tree
Dogwood
State bird
Bluebird
State song
Missouri Waltz
State musical instrument
Fiddle
State insect
Honey bee
State highest point (name and feet)
Taum Sauk Mountain (1772ft)
What year did mo become a territory?
1812
Who preserves public information and oversees all state elections?
Sec of state
What three things does the judicial branch consist of?
Circuit courts, court of appeals, mo supreme court
Who controls the senate after the first person?
Prez pro tempore