 What are the Qualifications?
 What are the terms?
 What are some major position held?
 How many Members are their?
 How many per district
 When are election days?
Written in 1820
BY THE PEOPLE
 Article 1- Bill of Rights
 2 Distribution of Power
 3 Legislative
 4 Executive
 5 Judicial
 6 Local Government
 7 Public Offices
 8 Suffrage and Elections
 9 Education
 10 Tax
 11 Corporations
 12 Amending
 Every 20 years
 By the people
 13 Public Employees
 Bill of Rights
 Consist of (34) Rights
 Why at the beginning?
 Wanted to show liberties come first
 Wanted the rights of individuals first
 Still has to fall in line with the U.S. Constitution
 “Natural Rights”
 God Given
 Inalienable
 Division of Powers
 Executive- Executes laws
 Judicial- Judges Laws
 Legislative- Law Makers
 Legislative Branch- main job is to _________.
 General Assembly- Senate + House
 Meet once a year
 Take office 1st Wednesday after the 1st Monday in
January
 Meet for 5 months
 Election day- Tuesday after the first Monday in
November of Even Years
 At the end of the session they return to their districts
 34 Senatorial Districts- based on Population
 Elected every 4 years, overlapping 2
 30 years old, voter in state for 3 years, resident in district
 Main Duties
 Hold a Trial for Impeachment
 Positions
 President Pro Temp-appoints committee chairs an members
 Majority and Minority Floor leaders
 Manage all floor legislation, controls the schedule and order of
business
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 Whips- direct support for party
31st district
 163 Districts, one member from each district
 2 year terms, elections on even years
 24 yrs. Old, voter for 2 years, resident of the district for
a year
 Main duty- draw up charges for impeachment
 Make Legislation
 Handle all bills dealing with money
 Current Members
 55th
 Positions Speaker- appoints chairs and members, assign bills to
committee
 Speaker Pro Temp- replaces speaker
 Majority and Minority Floor Leader- manage floor action
 Party Whip- Directs the support of party members for
party objectives
 16 Departments
 Divided into Commissions and Boards
 Governor appoints departments with Senates approval
 Executive Officials
 Governor
 Lt. Governor
 Sec. of State
 Auditor
 Treasurer
 Qualifications
 30 years old
 U.S. citizen 15 years
 Missouri Resident for 10 years
 4 year terms, no more than 2
 Powers
 Veto, Power of the Purse, Appoint and removal power,
sign into law, Line item veto
 Pardon (Except for Treason)
 Call Special Sessions
 Commander and Chief of the State Militia
 Qualifications
 Same as Governor
 President of the Senate
 Set the Agenda and Votes when there is a tie
 Qualifications
 Resident in Missouri
 3 Divisions
 Elections and Commissions
 Business activity
 Administrative Services
 Keeper of the state seal
 Chief Recorder
 Qualifications
 Same as Governor
 Keeps track of all agency spending
 Audits the General Assembly
 Qualifications
 Same as Secretary of State
 Invest and handles all funds
 Excepts all state tax money
 No more than 2 terms
 Must be an attorney
 Live in Jefferson City
 Represent MO in Court
 Judicial Branch
 2 Types of Cases
 Criminal- Violation of the law which causes injury to the state
or society
 Civil- disputes between individuals
 2 Types of Crimes
 Felony- serious crime that leads to 12month or more in
prison and over $ 1,000 in damages (Murder, arson, treason,
etc..)
 Misdemeanor- under 1,000 dollars and less then 12 months
in jail (Speeding ticket, littering, stealing, etc…)
 Judges are elected through a non partisan court plan
 Most courts get chosen by a board based on
accreditation
 All judges must have a Missouri Law License
 Supreme Court- Highest Court in the State
 Death Penalty, Life imprison, Construction of Const,
 Supervise lower courts
 7 Supreme Court Judges
 12 year terms
 Chief Justice Rotates every 2 years
 Impeachment Cases
 Unless a Governor or Justice- Senate chooses 7 judges to try case
 All Judges must retire by age 70
 District Courts- Court of Appeals
 3 Courts- St. Louis, KC, Springfield
 3 judges per district
 12 year terms
 Selected through the nonpartison court plan
 Circuit Courts- initial legal action
 46 Judicial Circuits
 Elected
 6 year terms
 Associate judge 4 years
 Magistrate Courts
 Handles all civil cases less then $1500
 Probate Court- settles disputes over property of the
deceased
 States set up the Frameworks and local governments
implement the rules
 County Government- 114 counties + City of St. Louis
 County seat is in Harrisonville
 County Commission and Commissioners- act as the Exec and
Leg body. All are elected
 Separate elected Officials: Prosecutor, Sheriff, Coronor,
Assessor, Revenue Collectors
 Mayor-Council Form- Council Make Decision, Mayor
carries out the Plan
 Commission Form- Board Makes Decision, each
member is the head of each commission
 Council Manager Form- Board makes decision, city
manager is hired to make carry out plan
 5- Freedom of Religion
 10- Due Process
 12- Writ of Habeas Corpus- right to a trial before
punishment
 13- Ex-post Facto- Can not be punished for a law before
it was a law
 15- Search and Seizure- warrants are required
 16- Grand Jury- 12 citizens, inquire of an indictment
 18- Rights of the Accused- council (have to in
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Missouri), accusations, public trial, meet witnesses
against you etc…
19- Self Incrimination, Double Jeopardy
21- Cruel and Unusual Punishment
23- Right to Bear Arms
25-Elections and Suffrage- free and no civil power will
take that away
30-Treason- levying war, helping enemies, aiding or
comforting
 What is different?
 Can go to a meeting with the people.
 17 is the drop out age and 21 is the maximum age for a
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free education
Nickname- Show me state
Owned previously by 3 nations- France, Spain, U.S.
1st Town- St. Genevieve
Bought in the Louisiana Purchase- 1803
First state to Free Slaves
Current Constitution- 1945
State Capital is the 6th Capital building- a lot of burning
and lightening strikes