Key Terms
Articles
Criticle Thinking
Facts
Miscellaneous
100
Introduction to the constitution; tells the overall theme of the Constitutin.
What is preamble?
100
True or False: Article 1 is called the Bill of Freedoms.
What is false? Article 1 id the Bill of Rights
100
Name and disccribe the main 3 election parties.
What is Democratic Party: typicaly support low-income groups, expainding civil rights protection, social issues,( racial/gender inequality, healthecare acess); historically supported labor over bussness. Republican Party: Conservative; increase spending on defence, decrease spending on domestic, education, welfare programs; supports big businesses; takes a conservative stance on social issues. Third Party: any political party that falls outside the true Democratic and Republican party; usally has 1 specific issue they support.
100
Missouri's nickname
What is Show-Me State?
100
Name the 2 largest cities in Missouri.
What is St. Louis and Kansas City?
200
Define the constitution.
What is writtenset of rules which govern country, state, or club.
200
Name the title of article 2 and and what 3 parts Missouri's government is broken up into.
What is The Distribution of Powers; 1. Legislative Branch 2. Executive Branch 3. Judicial Branch
200
Discribe if tax money goes to a public or private school. EXPLAIN.
What is tax money goes to public schools due too private schools have a tuition and public schools are not allowed to have a tuition.
200
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa
What is the surrounding states of Missouri?
200
1 more than half of any group or body.
What is majority?
300
True or False: Veto is aproving a bill to become a law.
What is False? Vetoing is not approving a bill to become a law.
300
Name the Article that is addresses issues related to elected officials.
What is Article 4?
300
Name the Governor and his duties.
What is Governor Jay Nixon; his duties are "runs" the state- sees that laws are enforced or carried out, appoints people to jobs when vacancies occur, Camander-in-cheif of the National Gaurd, approve or vetos bills, Recommends bills to the General Assembly, and Calls special assemblies.
300
Name Missouri's state animal.
What is mule?
300
Name the types of government systems.
What is Republic, Democracy, Representative Democracy, Direct Democracy, Communism, Monarchy, Dictatorship, and Aristocracy.
400
Define the difference between a regular and special session.
What is the regular session runs from January-May (this is considered one meeting)? The special session only can be called by the governor.
400
Discribe the General Assembly.
What is law making group; made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives; meet in Jeff. City
400
Name and Discribe 3 types of courts and 2 types of cases.
What is Circuit courts: most court cases start in this court, Court of Appeals: this court is designed to hear cases that have been ruled on and the accused does not like the verdict, Surpreme Court: highest court in MO: most cases heard here have been appealed. Civil Case: court case where no law has been broken, Criminal Case: court case where a law has been broken.
400
The Hawthorne.
What is Missouri's state flower?
400
Name the people who can't vote.
What is people with a gaurdian, people in jail, or people who have convicted a felony?
500
Name the # of key terms in this unit.
What is 17.
500
Name how many counties are in Missouri.
What is 114
500
Discribe and summerise how a bill becomes a law.
What is the bill is started by the H.O.R. or the Senate, the committee holds a hearing, the committee makes admendments, the bill is debated, voted on by a roll call vote, bill is sent back to the original house, and the bill remains unchanged or changed but the house is okay with it or changed but the house is not okay with it.
500
Name the date Missouri became a state.
What is October 1821.
500
Name the qualifications to vote.
What is you must be at least 18 years old, 1 year resident of MO, 60 day resident in the county you are voting in, and must be registered before the election.
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