What is the name for the combined houses of the Missouri legislature?
What is General Assembly
100
Based on voter approval, Missouri Supreme Court judges and Courts of Appeal judges serve an initial term of ______ years.
What is Twelve years
100
Congress gets its lawmaking powers from the.....
What is the Constitution
100
Who has the power to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate?
What is the Vice President
100
The final authority to determine whether a law is acceptable under the Constitution rests with...
What is the Supreme Court
200
The largest percentage of state spending is in the area of....
What is Education
200
The number of electoral votes each state has is equal to the number of...
What is U.S. senators and representatives the state has.
200
How often does Congress adjust the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives?
What is 10 years
200
The Constitution gives the power to declare war to....
What is Congress
200
The federal court system consists of....
What is federal district courts, federal appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court
300
Where may Missouri residents register to vote? (3 places)
What is Public Library, Department of Motor Vehicles, Post Office
300
What is the name for a law that begins with the collection of citizens’ signatures and then moves to a popular vote? (Initiative, Referendum, Primary, Issue)
What is Referendum
300
In impeachment proceedings, the House may _____, but the Senate must _____.
What is impeach, convict
300
Presidential appointees to head cabinet departments and other top government offices must be approved by...
What is the Senate
300
In which type of court do federal trials and lawsuits usually begin?
What is federal district courts
400
A vote in which citizens are asked to consider public issues or changes to the state constitution is called a(n).....
What is Initiative
400
What is the line of succession after the president and vice president?
What is Speaker of the House → president pro tempore of the Senate → secretary of state
400
Permanent committees that continue their work from session to session are called....... (standing, conference, select, joint)
What is standing
400
Which power allows the governor to reject only parts of spending bills?
What is Line Item Veto
400
The job of an appeals court is to....
What is review decisions made in lower courts.
500
A filibuster can be ended by....
What is three-fifths of the senators voting for cloture.
500
Why do political parties sometimes gerrymander their districts?
What is to increase their voting strength
500
The elastic clause allows Congress to.....
What is stretch its powers to meet new needs.
500
To be elected governor of Missouri a person must be at least ______ years old.
What is 30
500
Which of the following established the principle of federal judicial review?
What is Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison