Chapter 5: Government in Missouri

What are the three branches of Missouri's government?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• People's Branch

The legislative branch

• makes laws for Missouri.

• makes sure Missouri's laws are fair.

• makes sure Missouri's laws are obeyed.

Missouri's state legislature is called the

• Supreme Court

• governor

• General Assembly

The legislative branch has two parts:

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Governor Parsons

To refuse to sign a bill

• appeal

• introduce

• veto

• obey

A governor's veto can be overridden by two-thirds of the legislators.

• True

• False

Who meets in the Capitol?

• Executive Branch

• People's Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

To ask the court to look over a court decision

• veto

• obey

• introduce

• appeal

The governor is the head of which branch?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• People's Branch

The judicial branch

• makes laws for Missouri.

• makes sure Missouri's laws are fair.

• makes sure Missouri's laws are obeyed.