Missouri Constitution Test Part 2

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Susan Montee

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Mo State Auditor

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Robin Carnahan

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Secretary of State

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Jay Nixon

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Attorney General

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Rod Jetton

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Speaker of the House

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Brian Munzlinger

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1st Representative District Representative. Our current state Rep.

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Matt Blunt

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Current Missouri Govenor

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Peter Kinder

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Lieutenant Govenor

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Sarah Steelman

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State Treasurer

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Wes Shoemeyer

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18 Senatorial District Senator. Our current Senator

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Micheal A. Wolff

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Mo. Supreme Court Chief Justice

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Ritchi Kracht

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Superintendent of CCR-1

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Judge John Moon

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Associate Circuit Judge

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Judge Gary Dial

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Circuit Judge

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General Assembly

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Mo Legislature

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Qualifications of Representative

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24 Yrs. Old
registered voter for 2 yrs.
have lived in district for 1 yr.

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Qualifications for a Mo. Senate

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30 yrs. old
registered voter for 3 yrs.
liven in district for 1 yr.

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Gerrymandering
2 types

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an attempt to give yourself ot your party a political advantage when drawing district boundaries
Packing-when you attempt to put all of your opposition's supporters into a single district
Cracking-where you try to break up districts so theat your supporters have a small majority in every district

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Speaker of the House Duties

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Appoints members to committees and decides how many will serve in each committee
Calls on people who wish to speak
Appoint Chairpersond of committees
Assigns bills to committees
Rules members out of order for breaking House rules
Sets the calender for debate

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Lieutenant Govenor

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President of the Senate

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Initiative

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If 5% of registerd voters in 2/3 of Misouri's 9 Congressional Districts sign a petition calling for chnage in Mo's laws the proposed change must be put on the Nov. ballot for Missourians to vote on directly

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Referendum

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Where the General Assembly writes a bill bt rather than sending it to the Govenor to be signed sends it to the people fot a direct vote

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Requirements to be Govenor

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Must be at least 30 yrs old.
U.S. Citizen for 10 yrs.
A MO resident fot at least 10 yrs.

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Administrative Powers of Govenor

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See that Mo laws are being enforced
Appoints the chair personf of administrative agencies
Regulates how gov't money is being spent in MO
Acts as a liason between state and federal government

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Legislative Powers of Govenor

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Must submit a budget annual to the General Assembly
Uses the Veto Power
On spending bills can use a line item veto
can call special sessions of the General Assembly

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Military Powers of Govenor

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Can call out th National Guard

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Judicial Powers of Govenor

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can grant pardons,commutations, reprieves, and extraditions

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Pardons

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Legal forgiveness for a crime

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Commutations

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Reduction of a sentence

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Reprieves

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Postponement of a sentence

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Extraditions

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request a prisoner fromn another state be brought back to MO to stand trial

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Lt. Govenor

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President of the Senate
Ombudsmen
meet the qualifications of Govenor

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Ombudsmen

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in charge of investigating complaints that MO might file anout thier ovt officials

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Secretary of State

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Prepares ballots for MO elections
Certifying the results of all elections
Administering the states campaign finance laws
Places the GREAT SEAL on all official documents to ensure their authneticity

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Attorney General

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Responsible for prosecuting or defending all court cases that Missouri is a party to
issues advisory opinions to Missourians concerning whether an action may violate a MO statute

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State Treasurer

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collects MO tax revenues and makes sure the govt has enough money to pay for th eprograms that have been proposed
In charge of investing taxpayer dollars

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State Auditor

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sets up an accounting system for all state and local govt agencies
supervises the collection and spending of tax money to make sure that Missourians are not being cheated
citizens can request audits
Can randomly select cities and counties for audits each year
Approve any depositions that might be used to house tax revenue

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Criminal Cases

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involve a violation of penal law and is always an offense against the state of U.S.
two tyes misdemeanors and felonies

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Misdemeanor

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punishable by less than $1,000 in fines or 1 year in jail

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Felonies

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punishable by more than $1,000 in fines or 1 year in jail

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Civil Cases

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involve 1 person suing another person

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MO Supreme Court

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7 justices
Chief Justice
Justices are appointed by a special commission and the Govenor and serve 12 year terms.
After first term justices can be re-elected

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Qualifications of Supreme Court

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30 yrs. old
U.S. citizen for @ least 15 yrs.
MO voter for 9 yrs.
Licensed to practice law in MO

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Duties of MO Supreme Court

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Judicial Review
Supervise the lower courts
Licenses lawyers to practice law in MO
In a disputed election they may determine eho gets teh office

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MO Court of Appeals

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3 courts St. Louis, Kansas City, and 1 that switched from Springfield and Poplar Bluff
7 justices
same qualifications as U.S. Supreme Court

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Missour Circuit Courts

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All trails begin in teh Circuit Clerk System
have original jurisdiction
3 levels-
*Circuit Courts
*Associate Circuit Courts
*Municipal Courts

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Circuit Courts

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45 Located in the state

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Associate Circuit Courts

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at least 1 per county

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Municipal Courts

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only required in cities over 45,000

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County Commission

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makes the important decisions for the county

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The County Sheriff

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In charge of providing rural law enforcement

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County Clerk

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official record keeper of the county
Visit to register to vote

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County Assessor

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appraises the value of all taxable property fot the purpose of collecting property taxes

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County Collector

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takin in payment of all property taxes from citizens, when these are paid you will recieve a property tax reciept

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County Treasurer

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keeps and makes authorized payments form county funds. Also keeps a record of how much money the county has at any given time.

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Prosecuting or District Attorney

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carries out criminal investigations and prosecutes those who have broken the law

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County Coroner

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investigates violent deaths and certifies the acouse of death in cases that are not attended by a physician
sign the death certificate

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Reasons for decline in political party power

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A.) Decline of the patronage system
B.)Voters in MO no longer have to register as REPUBLICANS or DEMOCRATS before they can vote
C.) Voter may choose to vote for either party's primary elections, but not both
D.) Condidates can appeal to voters directly throught the use of TV and other forms of mass medis so parties are not needed as much
E.) Many voters no longer strongly identify themselves as DEMOCRATS or REPUBLICANS.

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Circuit Courts

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45 Located in the state

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Associate Circuit Courts

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at least 1 per county

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Municipal Courts

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only required in cities over 45,000

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County Commission

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makes the important decisions for the county

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The County Sheriff

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In charge of providing rural law enforcement

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County Clerk

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official record keeper of the county
Visit to register to vote

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County Assessor

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appraises the value of all taxable property fot the purpose of collecting property taxes

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County Collector

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takin in payment of all property taxes from citizens, when these are paid you will recieve a property tax reciept

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County Treasurer

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keeps and makes authorized payments form county funds. Also keeps a record of how much money the county has at any given time.

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Prosecuting or District Attorney

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carries out criminal investigations and prosecutes those who have broken the law

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County Coroner

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investigates violent deaths and certifies the acouse of death in cases that are not attended by a physician
sign the death certificate

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Reasons for decline in political party power

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A.) Decline of the patronage system
B.)Voters in MO no longer have to register as REPUBLICANS or DEMOCRATS before they can vote
C.) Voter may choose to vote for either party's primary elections, but not both
D.) Condidates can appeal to voters directly throught the use of TV and other forms of mass medis so parties are not needed as much
E.) Many voters no longer strongly identify themselves as DEMOCRATS or REPUBLICANS.