Structure of the Missouri Government (intro)
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