Missouri Constitution Study Guide
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1. What is limited government?
2. What is separation of powers?
3. What is checks and balances?
4. What is federalism?
5. What is the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution?
6. Explain Due Process of Law for the States.
7. What is the Hancock Amendment?
8. Explain expressed, concurrent, and reserved powers and give examples of each.
9. What are the voter requirements in the state of Missouri?
10. What is an initiative?
11. What is a referendum?
12. What is the major source of revenue for the state government?
13. Where is the Capital of Missouri?
14. What is the significance of the Missouri Compromise?
Executive Branch
15. What are the qualifications to be Governor of Missouri?
16. What is the order of succession to the Governor of Missouri?
17. How long is a term of Governor? How many terms may the Governor serve?
18. List and explain the Governor’s legislative powers.
19. List and explain the Governor’s executive powers.
20. List and describe the Governor’s judicial powers.
21. What is the role of the Lieutenant Governor?
22. What is the role of the Secretary of State?
23. What is the role of the Attorney General?
24. What is the role of the Treasurer?
25. What is the role of the Auditor?
Legislative Branch
26. What is the basis for representation in the General Assembly?
27. What is apportionment?
28. What are the qualifications for the State House of Representatives?
29. What are the qualifications for the State Senate?
30. How long is the term for a State House of Representative? How many terms may they serve?
31. How long is the term for a State Senator? How many terms may they serve?
32. Explain how a bill becomes a law.
33. List and explain the leadership positions in the State House of Representatives and State Senate.
34. Explain the impeachment process.
35. What is the name for the Missouri Legislature?
Judicial Branch
36. What is original Jurisdiction? Which courts in Missouri has original jurisdiction?
37. What is the highest court in Missouri? What kind of jurisdiction does it have?
38. How many federal judges are on the Missouri Supreme Court? How long is the term for a Missouri Supreme Court
judge? When do they retire?
39. What is the Missouri Court of Appeals? What kind of jurisdiction does the Missouri Court of Appeals have?
40. What is the Missouri Circuit Court? What kind of jurisdiction does the Missouri Circuit Court have?
41. What is a Municipal Court? What kind of jurisdiction does it have?
42. What is Small Claims Court? Would you need a lawyer in Small Claims Court?
43. What is a Grand Jury?
44. What is a Petit Jury?
45. What are the qualifications to be on a jury?
46. What is the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan for judicial selection?