Laws
Executive
Legislative
Missouri Courts
Miscellaneous
100
Right to bail
What is not a right granted by the Mo Constitution to those accused of crimes?
100
2
How many consecutive terms of office may the governor serve?
100
34
How many members are there in the Missouri Senate?
100
two-thirds
In civil court cases, what portion of jurors is needed to reach a guilty verdict?
100
1945
When was the current Missouri Constitution written?
200
It automatically becomes law.
What happens to a bill if the governor does not sign it within the allotted time?
200
15
How many days does the governor have to sign or veto a bill?
200
163
How many members are there in the Missouri House of Representatives?
200
100%
In criminal court cases, what portion of jurors is needed to reach a guilty verdict?
200
1821
When did Missouri become a state?
300
Motor-voter law
Which law allows Missourians to register to vote at any office where they receive state services?
300
President Oro Tem of the Senate
After the lieutenant governor, who is third in order to take up the governor's responsibilities if the governor is unable to perform them?
300
General Assembly
What is the name for the combined houses of the Missouri legislature?
300
ex post facto
What is the word for the illegal practice of hiring a relative to fill a government job?
300
Census
What must happen before election districts may be reapportioned?
400
Initiative
What is the name for a law that begins with a collection of citizens' signatures and then moves to a popular vote?
400
Approves amendments to the Constitution.
What is NOT a power or responsibility of the governor?
400
Both houses have all these powers.
Which house of the Missouri legislature may write, amend, and reject bills?
400
double jeopardy
What is the word for the right of the accused to be presented with a ritten explanation of charges?
400
Nepotism
What is the word for the illegal practice of hiring a relative to fill a government job?
500
Referendum
What is the name for a law that may originate in the state legislature but must then be putd to a popular vote?
500
Industrial
Which organizational model best describes the executive branch of state government?
500
House of Representatives.
Which part of state government has the power to impeach an elected official?
500
habeas corpus
What is the word for the right of the accused to be presented with a written explanation of charges?
500
Special district
What type of local government is responsible for a single specific function, such as ambulance service, sewers, or road maintenance?
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