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100
How many years is the term of office for a state senator?
4
100
How many years is the term of office for a state representative?
2
100
What must happen before elcetion districts may be reapportioned?
a census
100
What is the word for delaying action in the legislature by extending debate?
What is filibuster?
100
What is the term for the regional units into which Missouri state courts have been divided?
What is circuits?
200
In which court may a citizen sue for a maiximum of $3,000 without a lawyer?
What is small-claims court?
200
How do Supreme Court and Appellate Court judges gain office in Missouri?
They are appointed at first, then elected under a nonpartisan plan.
200
Wht type of local governemnt is responsible for a single specific function, such as ambulance service, sewers, or road maintenance?
What is special district?
200
What is the name for the process by which a community becomes a municipality, with its own government?
What is incorporation?
200
Which article of the Missouri Consitituion contains the Bill of Rights?
What is Article 1?
300
What is not a right granted by the Missouri Constitution to those accused of crimes?
What is the right to bail?
300
Which article of the Missouri Constitution outlines the three-branch organization of state government?
What is Article 2?
300
What is the name of the process by which a local governemnt decides how to use land?
What is zoning?
300
What is the name for an election to decide who will be a party's candidate in the broader general election?
What is primary?
300
What does the acronym PAC stand for?
What is political action committee?
400
What is the name for the statement of policies adopted by a political party before an election?
What is platform?
400
Which system is used by the state to determine who is qulaified for a job in government?
What is merit?
400
Which law allows Missourians to register to vote at any office where they receive state services?
What is motor-voter law?
400
Which power allows the governor to reject only parts of spending bills?
What is line-item veto?
400
Which branch of government is the Department of Economic Development?
What is executive?
500
How many constitutions has Missouri had?
4
500
Missouri entered the United States as the ___ state.
What is 24th?
500
How many counties are in Missouri?
What is 114?
500
How many court of appeals does Misssouri have?
3
500
Who would be someone that would NOT be allowed to vote on Election Day?
Someone serving a prison sentence
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