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MO Constitution Bowl Questions

Question:

Setting are two clicks for question.

Answer:

There are two clicks before answer.

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Question:

The Chief legal officer is

Answer:

Attorney General Chris Koster (D)

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Question:

The State budget spends the most money in what area?

Answer:

Human services

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Question:

What Court hears appeals from the other courts?

Answer:

Supreme Court

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Question:

How many counties are in the State?

Answer:

114

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Question:

Public issues that people sign petitions to put on a ballot to change a law?

Answer:

referendums

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Question:

What is the Minimum age to vote?

Answer:

18 Years Old

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Question:

Voters that can’t come to the polls to vote because they will be away for some

reason may vote on what?

Answer:

Absentee Ballot

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Question:

Who can call the General Assembly into a session?

Answer:

The Governor or the Assembly may extend their session.

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Question:

Who is the Governor?

Answer:

Jay Nixon

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Question:

Where is the current Capital of MO?

Answer:

Jefferson City

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Question:

A School District is classified as what kind of district in MO?

Answer:

Special District

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Question:

What year did MO become a State?

Answer:

August 10, 1821

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Question:

The State has how many Judicial Districts?

Answer:

45

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Question:

What are the Qualifications for Governor?

Answer:

30 years old, citizen of US for 15 years, Resident of MO 10 years

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Question:

What is the Governor’s Salary?

Answer:

$133,821

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Question:

Who is next in line to be Governor if the current man/woman can’t work?

Answer:

Lt. Governor Peter Kinder

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Question:

Who is the official in charge of managing state funds?

Answer:

State Treasurer Clint Zweifel

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Question:

What Branch of Government interprets and administers the

laws?

Answer:

Judicial Branch

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Question:

What Branch of Government makes the Laws?

Answer:

Legislative Branch

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Question:

What part of the General Assembly has 163 members?

Answer:

House of Representatives

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Question: What part of the General Assembly has 4

year terms?

Answer:Senate 34 Members

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Question:

What part of the General Assembly has the power to start impeachment proceedings?

Answer:

House of Representatives

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Question: What part of the General Assembly has to

vote a veto override of 2/3 vote?

Answer:Both Senate and House

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Question: What part of the General Assembly has 2

year terms?

Answer:House of Representatives

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Question:

Who has the power to appoint many state officials that are not elected?

Answer:

The Governor

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Question:

Who has the power to approve the appointments of officials that the Governor makes that are not elected?

Answer:

The Senate

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Question:

Who has the power to keep State records and is the keeper of the State Seal?

Answer:

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan

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Question:

Who has the power and final authority to approve a change to the Constitution?

Answer:

Voters by a Majority

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Question:

In Impeachment cases who is the jury to hear the case?

Answer:

Senate

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Question:

What is the main trial court to hear cases in Missouri?

Answer:

Circuit Court

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Question:

What is the name for the power of Cities to make and pass their own local ordinances?

Answer:

Home Rule

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Question:

What part of the General Assembly has 34 members?

Answer:

Senate

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Question:

What is the type of municipal government in which a trained manager acts as administrator?

Answer:

Council Manager

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Question:

When are General Partisan (Both Parties) elections are held in Missouri?

Answer:

November of even numbered years

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Question:

Who is the Chief Officer of the Executive Branch?

Answer:

Governor Jay Nixon

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Question:

What is the name for the body in Missouri that makes laws like the Congress does on the Federal level?

Answer:

General Assembly

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Question:

What is the Term of office for the Governor?

Answer:

4 years

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