Missouri Branches of Government Study Guide

What does the General Assembly have to do in order to approve a bill?

• have a judge pass it

• veto it

• sign it

• vote on it

What can the governor do to keep an idea from becoming a law?

• sign it

• have a judge overule it

• vote on it

• veto it

Who is the head of the executive branch of state government?

• the president

• the lieutenant governor

• the governor

• the attorney general

One of the jobs of the governor is to veto bills passed by the General Assembly,which will not make them into laws if he veto's?

• false

• true

What is the highest court in the state?

• Missouri Supreme Court

• the county court

• the local courts

• the circuit courts

How many branches are there in the state government?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 1

What are the two houses that make up the General Assembly called?

• The house of Representatives and courts

• the house of Representatives and the Senate

• The Committee and the Senate

• The Governor and judges

What is anther name for a suggested law when it is first introduced?

• a document

• a bill

• an amendment

• a lawyer

People who are appointed by the governor to interpret the laws are called?

• judges

• civil patrol officers

• appeals

• committee members

The state constitution explains how Missouri is to be....

• a free state

• governed

• named

• the capital of the United states