Civics
This state agency is abbreviated DWEHD
What is the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development?
The decade ASUM was founded at the University of Missouri.
What is the 1970's?
These two jointly manage ASUM’s legislative program and oversee platforms.
Who are the Legislative Directors?
These are the two ASUM platforms for the 2026 legislative session.
What are Basic Needs and College Affordability?
This role controls a legislator’s schedule and often decides whether advocates get meetings.
What is a Legislative Assistant (LA)?
This requirement in the Missouri Constitution prevents lawmakers from spending more money than the state receives.
What is the balanced budget requirement?
In 1984, ASUM helped create this non-voting position that requires appointment by the Governor.
What is the Student Representative to the Board of Curators?
This role is assigned a primary plank and is responsible for implementing and reporting on policy work in the Capitol.
What is a Legislative Intern?
This platform area addresses barriers faced by student parents, including childcare access and referral networks.
Basic Needs: Caregivers / Parents as Students Support
This day of the week typically has Legislators wanting to leave the Capitol.
What is Thursday?
This small but highly vocal Senate faction is known for filibusters and clashing with leadership.
What is the Conservative Caucus?
This legislation, passed in 2025, was the product of 12+ years of ASUM advocacy.
This person is the current Student Representative to the Board of Curators.
Who is no one?
Interns use this resource to track bills connected to their assigned plank.
What is GovWatch?
This is the daily penalty charged by the Missouri Ethics Commission if a lobbyist fails to file their monthly report on time
What is a $10 fee?
This law requires most government meetings and records in Missouri to be open to the public.
What is the Missouri Sunshine Law?
This campus was the second UM System institution to gain an ASUM chapter after MU.
What is Missouri S&T?
The legislative platforms, internship program, and _______ are the three main components of the ASUM legislative program.
What is the student survey?
This plank includes goals like notification procedures from SEMA and campus emergency coordination during natural disasters.
What is Basic Needs: Emergency Relief Funding?
This is how much it costs to park in a Capitol parking lot.
What is $0?
The term limit for the Missouri legislature
What is eight years in each chamber?
This major student financial aid program was successfully expanded in 2007, raising its maximum award to $3,000.
What is Bright Flight?
There are this many voting members on the ASUM board of directors.
What is 15?
What are the two components of the cost of attendance plank?
What is tuition transparency and tuition reimbursement?
Name one of the places the ASUM legislative team meets.
What is the library, cafeteria, alcoves