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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
State Motto
“Salus populi suprema lex esto.”
“The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law.”
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Missouri Facts • Missouri’s capital is Jefferson City • Missouri became the 24th state in 1821 • Missouri’s nickname is the “Show Me State” • The state animal is the mule • The state bird is the blue bird • The state tree is the dogwood
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Missouri Voters
MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Legislative Branch
General Assembly Senate
House of Representatives
Executive Branch
Governor
Lt. Gov.
Cabinet Depts.
JudicialBranch
Supreme Court
Courts of Appeals
Circuit Court
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
163 Missouri House Districts
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
34 Missouri SenateDistricts
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
• The Missouri legislature is known as the General Assembly
• General Assembly is divided into two houses:
1. Senate—upper house 2. House of Representatives—lower house
• Legislature is in session from January to May each year
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
SENATE • 34 members • Serve 4 year terms (1/2 elected every two years)—8 years max.
• Presided over by Lt. Gov. (President pro Tempore takes over in his absence)
• Approves gubernatorial appointments
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
SENATE Qualifications:
• 30 years old
• A qualified Missouri voter for 3 years
• A resident of their district for 1 year
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• 163 members
• Serve 2 year terms
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTAVIES
Qualifications:
• 24 years old
• A qualified Missouri voter for 2 years
• Resident of their county or district for 1 year
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE BRANCH ELECTED BY VOTERS 1. Governor2. Lieutenant Governor3. Secretary of State4. Auditor5. Treasurer6. Attorney General
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE BRANCH Missouri Governor
• Term: 4 years
• Term limit: 2 consecutive terms
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Qualifications Missouri Governor • at least 30 years old
• U.S. citizen for at least 15 years
• live in MO for at least 10 years
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
BASIC POWERS OF MISSOURI’S GOVERNOR
• Administers state laws
• Appoints and removes officials
• Liaison with federal government
• Recommends Laws and Budget
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE BRANCH ContinuedBASIC POWERS OF MISSOURI’S GOVERNOR
• Signs or Veto's Laws
• Calls Special Sessions
• Commands National Guard
• Grants Pardons, Reprieves,
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
JUDICIAL BRANCH
The Supreme Court
• Chief Justice Presides over Court
• 7 Justices
• 12 year Term
• Hears cases on appeal from lower courts
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Requirments
• 30 years of Age
• Citizen for at least 15 years
• Qualified Mo. Voter at least 9 years
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan
• Lower Court Judges apply• Candidates selected by lawyer-dominated
committee• Three names are forwarded to the
governor • Has sixty days to select one • If does not select one the committee
will then make the selection.
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan
• General Election Held after one year service
• “Retention Election.” Held
• Can be removed and process starts over
• Or Retained to serve full term
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Circuit Courts
• 4 year term• 44 districts
• Handle Beginning Trials • Requires witnesses and evidence
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Court of Appeals• 12 Year Term• Must be 30 years of age• 15 year Citizen• Qualified Voter for 9 years
• Make up• Eastern- 14 Judges• Western- 11 Judges• Southern- 7 Judges
• Hear appeals from Lower Courts
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Municipalities
• Incorporated Local Government
• Organized under Missouri Law
• Corporate and Governmental characteristics
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Three main types of city government in Missouri today1) Mayor-council - Appears most frequently in Missouri
a. City Council – Elected to in order to create local laws (ordinances) b. Mayor- chief executive responsible for carrying out the local laws
2) Commission - Board of commissioners, (City Council) - Performs both the legislative and the executive functions. - Elected by the people of the city - Creates local laws (ordinances) also act as a department head to carry out local laws in particular group
3) Council-manager - Comprised of a council, a mayor, and a city manager - Council – Elected to in order to create local laws (ordinances) - Mayor – Presides at council meetings, little admin. power- City Manager - City’s chief executive administrator
- Nonpartisan official hired by the city
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Township
• Sub-administrated unit of a county
• Very little power
• Ex) unity for road maintenance
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Counties
• Unit of State
• Carrie out key function
• Taxation, Law enforcement
• 114 Counties / 1 independent city
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MissouriCounties
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Missouri Government Officials- Find and list Missouri’s
• Governor• Lt. Governor• Willard’s Missouri State Senator• Willard’s Missouri State Representative• Secretary of State• Attorney General
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MISSOURI CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
What is unique about Missouri Government?
The Initiative: Where Missourians can start the legislative processThe Referendum: Where Missourians get to review and vote on bills passed by the General Assembly
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Now we have learned a little about State Government….try this
List things that pertain to the state, to the national, and finally to both levels of Government
STATE NATIONAL BOTH
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