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the year Missouri became a state
1821
the capital of Missouri
jefferson city
the year the current MO constitution was adopted
1945
does the state or national government have more detailed constitutions
state
ways to propose an amendment to the MO constitution
by the general assembly (legislative initiative)
popular petition
constitutional commission
what it takes to ratify an amendment to the MO constitution
a majority of citizens need to approve it (through a vote)
the type of government in Clayton
Council Manager government
special district
a special purpose district that can be established to fund public improvements within a neighborhood
ordinance
a local law
federalism
the distribution of power between national and state governments
reserved powers
the states may exercise any power not given to the national government
reserved powers examples
trade within the state, establishing local governments, administering elections, policing citizens, overseeing education
name for Missouri legislative branch
the general assembly
how members of the MO general assembly are elected
single-member districts
how districts are determined
population
number of Missouri state representatives (house)
163
term length for representatives
2 years
term limit for representatives
4 terms
qualifications to be a representative
24 years old, MO voter for 2 years, resident of their district for 1 year
unique powers of the house of representatives
start all revenue bills and start impeachment hearings
leader of the house
the speaker of the house
number of Missouri state senators
34
term length for senators
4 years
term limit for senators
2 terms
qualifications to be a senator
30 years old, MO voter for 3 years, resident of their district for 1 year
power unique to the MO senate
approve governors appointments and serve as jury in impeachment hearings
leader of the senate
lieutenant governor
vote majority needed to overturn a governors veto
2/3
another name for the governor
chief executive
term length for governor
4 years
term limit for governor
2 terms
qualifications to be governor
30 years old, US citizen for 15 years, resident of MO for 10 years, qualified voter
power of the governor
grants pardons, call special sessions of the general assembly, veto bills - line item vetos, appoint state jobs (with senate approval)
current governor of MO’s name
Mike Parson
jobs under the executive branch
lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, state treasurer
lieutenant governor responsibilities
1st in line of succession, leader of the Senate, cast vote in case of tie, can debate
lieutenant governor term length
4 years
attorney general term length
4 years
attorney general responsibilities
chief law enforcement officer, gives legal advice to government officials, represents state in court (chief lawyer)
secretary of state term length
4 years
secretary of state responsibilities
keeper of the states “great seal”, takes care of historic records, in charge of elections (ex. voter ID, polling places, voter registration, etc.)
auditor term length
4 years
auditor responsibilities
holds public organizations accounting for spending practices, looks at spending and performance
state treasurer term length
4 years
state treasurer term limit
2 terms
state treasurer responsibilities
manages and invests state’s money
line item veto
approving some parts of the bill while rejecting others
lowest court in MO
circuit courts
what does the circuit court do
general trial courts (one judge per case)
number of circuit courts
45
length of circuit court terms
6 year temr
middle court in MO
court of appeals
what does the court of appeals do
3 districts (3 judges per case)
length of court of appeals term
12 years
highest MO court
MO supreme court
number of supreme courts
1 court
supreme court term length
12 years
number of judges on the supreme court
7 judges
qualifications of judges
30 years old, licensed to practice law, US citizen for 15 years, MO voter for 9 years
missouri court plan
process by which MO selects its judges
MO court plan step 1
a commission made up of judges, lawyers, and citizens screen applicants and forward names of three most qualified names to the governor
MO court plan step 2
from these 3 applicants, the governor will choose the one who will become the judge
MO court plan step 3
if the governor doesn’t choose one of the three applicants after 60 days, the panel of lawyers will then choose who becomes the judge
MO court plan step 4
after 1 year, the judge is up for reelection and MO citizens will vote whether to retain the judge of not. If judge is not retained, the process starts again
retention election
a vote for if a judge should be retained