Structure of the Missouri Government (intro)

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What are 3 qualifications to be governor of MO?

1. 30 years old 2. US citizen for 15 years 3. Missouri resident for 10 years

What are the 3 qualifications to serve in the MO state senate?

1. 30 years old 2. resident of the district for one year 3. qualified voter in state for at least 3 years

What are the 3 court appeals in MO?

1. St. Louis 2. Kansas City 3. Springfield

What are 3 qualifications to serve in the MO state HOR?

1. at least 24 2. resident of district for one year 3. qualified voter for 2 years

What 4 kinds of cases does the MO Supreme Court handle?

1. death penalty 2. life imprisonment 3. US treaty or statue 4. Construction of the US and MO constitutions

What are 3 main jobs/functions of the MO secretary of state?

1. elections and commissions 2. business activity 3. administrative services

What are the qualifications to be a state attorney general? What is the job description?

1. must be an attorney 2. live in Jefferson city after election -power to give nonbinding legal opinions to officials, representing MO in court

How many districts are there in the MO HOR? How are they drawn on the state map?

163, according to population

MO House members serve a ____ year term and no person may serve more than ____ years in the MO house

2, 8

How many state senate districts are there in MO?

34

State senators serve a ____ year term and no person may serve more than ___ years in MO senate

4, 8

There are ___ circuit courts in MO and are divided along ___ lines

46, county

A special session of the General Assembly cannot last longer than ___ days

60

True or false: the governor and the other five main officers of the state executive branch are all elected separately from each other?

True

How can the citizens of MO participate in the legislative process (during committee meetings)?

attend the hearings

What is the name of the Missouri legislature?

general assembly

Who is the leader of the Missouri executive branch?

governor

What is the main job/function of the state treasurer?

handling state funds

What is the job of the state judicial system?

interpreting laws

Missouri's legislative branch is bicameral. What does this mean?

it is made up of two chambers: hor and senate

Who assists the governor in enforcing laws?

lieutenant governor

What is the main job/function of the state auditor?

makes sure that officials and agencies of the executive branch are spending their money in the way they are required to

The MO General Assembly meets ____ a year, beginning in ______ for 4.5 months

once, January

What is the main job or role of the lieutenant governor?

president of the MO senate; "runs" the state senate

The governor has the power to appoint and ___ various officials. He also regulates the spending of state money. He can ____ people who have committed crimes in MO and is the commander in chief of the _______

remove, pardon, state militia

True or false: some Missouri judges are elected to their positions?

true

true or false: Missouri's government is similar to the other 49 states

true

No person can be elected governor more than _____

twice

Legislative committees consider the ____ and _____ for particular bills

validity, need


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