Mr. Clause MHS Government

1. Missouri Constitution Test

2. 1. The Special Session is
called by the governor or
¾ members of both
houses of the the General
Assembly to deal with
emergencies.
2. Missouri Became a state in
1821.
3. The first constitution for
the state of Missouri was
written in 1820.

3. 4. A Senate member’s
term is for 4 years.
5. What is the structure of
the Constitution?
Preamble, Bill of Rights,
13 Articles, and
Amendments
6. Article I has 50 rights.

4. What does Article I Talk
about? Bill of Rights
What does Article II talk
about? Structure of
Government
The Missouri General
Assembly is made up of
The House and the Senate

5. The Senate has 34
members based on
population of districts
Qualifications for a Senate
member includes:
30 years old
Resident of district for
one year
Voter for 3 years

6. As a Governor, their term
is only four years long.
The term limit for a
member of the House of
Representatives is two
years.
Article III talks about the
Legislative Branch

7. Qualifications of the House
of Representatives
24 years old
a voter for 2 years,
a resident of district of 1
year.
The House of
Representatives has 163
members based on
population.
The Lieutenant Governor has
a term of 4 years.

8. • The Three Branches are
Executive, Legislative, and
Judicial
• Article IV talks about the
Executive Branch
• Qualifications to be
Governor
– 30 years old
– US citizen for 15 years
– Resident of 10 years.

9. • A Senate member may
only serve two terms or
8 years.
• The Attorney General
must be a lawyer, live in
Jefferson City and be a
Missouri resident for
one year.
• The State Auditor’s
main duties deal with
money.

10. The Attorney General is the
chief legal officer and
represents the state in
court.
There are 3 court of appeals
in the state of Missouri.
The Missouri Supreme Court
has 7 judges.

11. • Article VIII talks about
elections
• Article XI is about
corporations
• There are 46 circuit
courts in the state of
Missouri.
• Article XIII is about
public employees
• Article XII is about
amending the
constitution
• A judge on the Missouri
Supreme Court serves
for 12 years.

12. • Article VI is about local
governments
• Article X is about
taxation
• Article VII is about the
removal of public
officers.
• Article IX is about
education