WorksheetsMissouri Constitution part 2
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Missouri's legislative body is known as...
a)
Congress
b)
the General Assembly
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Senate
2.
Missouri's General Assembly has how many houses?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
What is lower house called in the General Assembly?
a)
Senate
b)
Congress
c)
House of Represenatatives
d)
Parliment
4.
What is the primary function of Missouri's legislative branch?
a)
Create laws
b)
Enforce laws
c)
Interpret laws
d)
Break laws
5.
How many members make up Missouri's senate?
a)
25
b)
34
c)
50
d)
75
6.
A Missouri Senator will serve for how many years?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
7.
Who is the President of the Senate?
a)
Governor
b)
Secretary of State
c)
Lt. Governor
d)
President
8.
Which of the following is NOT a qualification to be Missouri Senator?
a)
30 years old
b)
Qualified voter in their district for 1 year
c)
Must have lived in the state for 3 years
d)
Be a US Citizen for 6 years
9.
Which legislative body must approve the Governor's appointments?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
10.
How many members make up Missouri's House of Representatives?
a)
100
b)
163
c)
234
d)
435
11.
A Missouri Representative serves for how many years?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
12.
The Missouri House of Representatives is led by...
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Lt. Governor
c)
Governor
d)
President
13.
Which of the following is NOT a qualification to be a Missouri Representative?
a)
US citizen for 7 years
b)
24 years old
c)
A qualified voter in their district for 1 year
d)
A resident of Missouri for 2 years
14.
Each Senate district has 1 vote, which is about how many people per Senator?
a)
100,000
b)
125,000
c)
150,000
d)
175,000
15.
This is how we know how many people live in a given area to determine representation in government.
a)
Tax returns
b)
Census
c)
Registered Voters
d)
Registered Drivers
16.
After every census, district lines are reapportioned, which means they are...
a)
Deleted
b)
Redrawn
c)
Given to another representative
d)
Reevaluated
17.
Can only legislators propose laws?
a)
Yes
b)
No
18.
What is a process to create/pass laws using a number of signatures from the voters of Missouri?
a)
petition
b)
referendum
c)
intiative
d)
bill
19.
What may be proposed by either a petition or not less than 5% of legal voters?
a)
petition
b)
referendum
c)
initiative
d)
bill
20.
True or false, in the first step of passing a bill into law, the house and senate can introduce a bill.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
In the second step of passing a bill into law, who/what may approve, rewrite, or kill a bill?
a)
Committee
b)
Club
c)
Old guys
d)
Mr. Summit
22.
True or false, in the third step of passing a bill into law, in each house, the bill is debated and voted on their version of the bill.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
In the fourth step of passing a bill into law, one version is created by...
a)
a committee
b)
the Senate
c)
the House
d)
a Joint-Committee
24.
Which of the following does NOT take place in the fifth step of passing a bill into law.
a)
Both houses vote separately on the bill
b)
A bill needs to be approved by a majority to get out and move on
c)
If there is a tie, the final vote goes to the Lt. Governor
d)
The bill becomes law
25.
If the governor vetoes a bill, it can still pass with how much of the General Assembly vote, which is very rare?
a)
1/3
b)
2/3
c)
3/4
d)
51%
26.
What is power given to cities/towns to pass laws without the General Assembly's approval called?
a)
Local Rule
b)
We do what we want!!
c)
Home Rule
d)
Home Jurisdiction
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