Missouri Constitution Study Guide
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?
29. What is the role of the Treasurer?
30. What is the role of the Auditor?
34. What are the qualifications for the State
Senate?
35. How long is the term for a State House of
Representative? How many terms may they
serve?
36. How long is the term for a State Senator?
How many terms may they serve?
37. Explain how a bill becomes a law.
38. List and explain the leadership positions in
the State House of Representatives and State
Senate.
39. Explain the impeachment process.
40. What is the name for the Missouri
Legislature?
Judicial Branch
41. What is original Jurisdiction? Which courts
in Missouri has original jurisdiction?
42. What is the highest court in Missouri? What
kind of jurisdiction does it have?
43. 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?
44. What is the Missouri Court of Appeals?
What kind of jurisdiction does the Missouri
Court of Appeals have?
45. What is the Missouri Circuit Court? What
kind of jurisdiction does the Missouri Circuit
Court have?
46. What is a Municipal Court? What kind of
jurisdiction does it have?
47. What is Small Claims Court? Would you
need a lawyer in Small Claims Court?
48. What is a Grand Jury?
49. What is a Petit Jury?
50. What are the qualifications to be on a jury?
51. What is the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan
for judicial selection?
Legislative Branch
31. What is the basis for representation in the
General Assembly?
32. What is apportionment?
33. What are the qualifications for the State
House of Representatives?
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