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What is the name for a law that may originate in the state legislature but must then be put to a popular vote?
What is referendum
100
What is the name for a law that begins with collection of citizens' signatures and then moves toa popular vote?
What is initiative?
100
How many days does the governor have to sign or veto a bill?
15
100
How many members are there in the Missouri House of Representatives?
163
100
How many members are there in the Missouri Senate?
34
200
What is the name for the combined houses of the Missouri legislature?
What is the General Assembly
200
What is the word for the illegal practice of hiring a relative to fill a government job?
What is nepotism?
200
What is the word for the prohibition against punishing a person for an act that was not a crime at the time the act was committed?
What is ex post facto
200
What is the word for the prohibition against trying a person for the same crime twice?
Wht is double jeopardy?
200
What is the word for the right of the accused to be presented with a written explanation of charges?
What is habeas corpus
300
How many consecutive terms of office may the governor serve?
2
300
In civil court cases, what portion of jurors is needed to reach a guilty verdict?
What is two-thirds
300
In criminal court cases, what portion of jurors is needed to reach a guilty verdict?
What is three-fourths?
300
Which part of state government has the power to impeach an elected official?
What is House of Representatives
300
What happens to a bill if the governor does not sign it within the allotted time?
It automatically becomes law.
400
Which house of the Missouri legislature may write, amend, and reject bills?
Both houses have all these powers.
400
Which of the following is not a category of court within the Missouri judicial system?
What is Court of Inquiry?
400
What is the second highest court in the state of Missouri?
What is Court of Appeals?
400
When was the current Missouri Constitution written?
What is 1945?
400
When did Missouri become a state?
What is 1821?
500
Which organizational model best describes the executive branch of state government?
What is industrial?
500
Which organizational model best describes the legislative branch of state government?
What is collegial?
500
What is not a power or responsibility of the governor?
What is approves amendments to Constitution
500
Who is fourth in order to take up the governor's responsibilities if the governor is unable to perform them?
Who is Secretary of State?
500
What is not a qualification for governor?
It is must not have been convicted of a crime.