American History

MO Constitution & History STUDY GUIDE

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a( Artic%e I
0( Artic%e II
c( Artic%e III
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e( Artic%e 6
#( Artic%e 6III
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1e"is%ati/e 8ranc$
2( Ho+ many $ouses are in t$e MO 1e"is%ati/e 8ranc$9 :$at is t$is ca%%e!9
;( :$at is t$e main 'ur'ose o# t$e Genera% Assem0%y9
( Ho+ many mem0ers are in t$e House o# <e'resentati/es9 :$at are t$eir .ua%i#ications9
=( Ho+ many mem0ers are in t$e Senate9 :$at are t$eir .ua%i#ications9
>( :$at are 'o%itica% .ua%i#ications9 Ho+ !o t$ey !i##er #rom constitutiona% .ua%i#ications9
,( :$at are t$e %en"t$s o# terms #or a state re'resentati/e9 Senator9
?( :$o is t$e 'resi!in" o##icer in t$e House o# <e'resentati/es9 @4o0 tit%eA Senate9 @4o0 tit%eA
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10( :$o is SenecaCs current House o# <e'resentati/e9
11( :$o is SenecaCs current Senator9
EDecuti/e 8ranc$
12( :$at are t$e siD eDecuti/e o##ices in Missouri9
1;( :$at o##ice is consi!ere! t$e c$ie# eDecuti/e in Missouri9 :$o current%y $o%!s t$at 'osition9
1( :$at is t$e "o/ernorCs term o# o##ice9
1=( :$at are t$e .ua%i#ications #or "o/ernor9
1>( 1ist t$e !utiesE'o+ers o# t$e Go/ernor( Gi/e an eDam'%e o# eac$(
1,( 1ist t$e !uties o# t$e 1ieutenant Go/ernor& Treasurer& Au!itor& Attorney Genera% & Sec( o# State(
1?( :$at is im'eac$ment9
Fu!icia% 8ranc$
1B( :$at is t$e $ierarc$y o# t$e Missouri Court System9 :$ic$ is t$e 'rinci'a% tria% court9
20( Ho+ many Missouri Su'reme Court 4ustices are t$ere9
21( Ho+ %on" !o t$e Missouri Su'reme Court 4ustices ser/e9
22( Ho+ are Missouri Su'reme Court 4ustices se%ecte!9
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2;( Ho+ !i! t$e territory& t$at is to!ay Missouri& come to 0e o+ne! 0y t$e Unite! States9
2( :$en !i! Missouri 0ecome a state9 :$at +ere t$e circumstances9 :$at num0er state is Missouri9
2=( Durin" t$e Ci/i% :ar +$at +as MissouriCs 'osition9
2>( :$at is t$e !i##erence 0et+een ur0an an! rura%9 :$ere !o t$e ma4ority o# Missourians %i/e9
2,( :$at is su##ra"e9 :$at are MissouriCs .ua%i#ications #or su##ra"e9
2?( :$at is MissouriCs to' 'ro!ucin" natura% resource9
2B( :$at areas o# in!ustry !oes Missouri %ea! t$e nation in9
;0( 8OGUS5 8e a0%e to i!enti#y MissouriCs state sym0o%s(