CAS Missouri Constitution Test Practice

The Original Missouri Constitution was adopted in

• 1776
• 1875
• 1945
• 1820

The 1875 Missouri Constitution had to be rewritten because

• it was judged unconstitutional
• the people passed a referendum
• it was vetoed by the Governor
• the people of Missouri rejected it

The Missouri and US Constitutions BOTH contain

• a Preamble that thanks the Supreme Ruler of the Universe
• a Bill of Rights consisting of ten amendments
• Due Process of Law protections
• the same number of articles

Which of the following is NOT true of the Missouri Constitution?

• it protects more individual rights than the US Constitution
• it protects the rights of crime victims
• the executive power in Missouri is held by a president
• it protects worker's rights to organize into unions

The term "deposition" is BEST described as

• a written record of what a witness experienced
• a statement given by the police to warn a suspect of their right to remain silent
• the formal charges brought against an individual
• a witness

The purpose of a Grand Jury is to

• determine whether someone who is charged with a crime is innocent or guilty
• decide if there is enough evidence to indict an individual
• hear appeals cases
• impeach government officials

In Missouri, the VICTIM of a crime has a right to

• a jury of his/her peers
• restitution and information on the criminal's trial
• sue the state for not protecting them from criminal activity
• accuse the perpetrator without being cross-examined

According to the Missouri Constitution, female jurors

• are to be discouraged from serving on juries
• had the right to request an exemption from serving on juries
• were not given the protections of the Equal Rights Amendment
• could not participate in suffrage cases

Habeas Corpus supports the rights of the accused because

• it forces the government to produce a body of evidence
• it forces the states to treat all defendants equally
• it protects citizens from having their property taken by the government
• it allows the accused the right to face their accuser

Eminent Domain is a "due process" that has helped the government

• take private land for public use such as to build highways or schools
• incarcerate people commiting crimes on the internet
• search and seize property used in the commission of felonies
• pass laws