Missouri Constitution

Terms of a judge of MO Supreme Court

12 years & must retire at 70 years old

Missouri House of Representatives

163 members, 2 year terms, 24 years old

Qualification for MO Supreme Court

30 years old U.S. citizen for 15 years Qualified MO voter for 9 years Licensed to practice law in MO

Govenor qualifications

30 years old, U.S. Citizen for at least 15 years, MO resident for 10 years, serves 4 year term, two-4 year term

Missouri Senate

34 members, 4 year terms, 30 years old

Numbe of Judicial Court in MO

45

State Treasurer

Chief Financial officer of the government of MO, custodian of all state funds, and responsible for investing state funds

Lt. Governor

Elected separately from the governor and may be a different party than the governor

6 Elected Offices in MO Executive Branch

Govenor Lt. Govenor Secretary of State Attorney General State Auditor State Treasurer

Judicial Powers of the Govenor

Grant Pardons & Extradition

Bicameral

Has two law making groups - House & Senate (Structure of Missouri General Assembly)

Govenor

Head of the Executive Branch

Secretary of State

Keep a register of the official acts of the governor and overseer of all state elections in the state MO

State of Missouri's 3 branches of government

Legislative, Executive, and Judical

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Lt. Govenor

MO Line of Succession to Govenor

Lt. Govenor President Pro Tempore of the Senate Speaker of the House Secretary of State State Auditor State Treasurer Attorney General

Missouri Sunshine Law

Meetings, records, votes, and actions of the MO government are open to the public

Non-Partisan Court Plan

Missouri's Process for choosing judges

Main Purpose of Safe Schools Act

Protection and Security of Students

Missouri Legislative Branch

Referred to as the Missouri General Assembly

Attorney General

Represent the legal interests of Missouri and its agencies

State Auditor

Responsible for holding government accountable for the way they use taxpayer monies

Presiding Officer of the House

Speaker of the house

Main Purpose of the General Assembly

To make laws for the state of Missouri

Initiative

allows Missouri electorate to bypass the General Assembly and the Govenor in the law-making process

Referendum

allows Missouri electorate to repeal a law passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Govenor