State & Local Government

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A draft of a law presented for review

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bill

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Lead Judge on the State Supreme Court

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chief justice

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One-half of Mississippi's law making body- the other half is the House of Representatives

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state senate

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Number of years that an elected official is elected to serve

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term

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The chief executive officer of a state

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governor

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The most recent version was written in 1890, this document established Mississippi's state laws

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Constitution

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The selection, by vote, of a candidate for office

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election

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A division of a state for the purpose of electing a representative from that division

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district

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An addition to the Constitution

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amendment

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The ability to forbid a bill or law from being passed

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veto