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WorksheetsMissouri Constitution
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many sections are in the Missouri Constitution?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
2.
What is Article I of the MO Constitution about?
a)
Distribution of Powers
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Executive Branch
3.
What is Article II of the MO Constitution about?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Distribution of Powers
4.
What is Article III of the MO Constitution about?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Initiative
5.
What is Article IV of the MO Constitution about?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Bill of Rights
6.
What is Article V of the MO Constitution about?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Distribution of Powers
7.
What is it called when you petition to put an amendment on the ballot?
a)
Initiative
b)
Referrendum
c)
Cloture
8.
How many terms can the Governor of MO serve?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
How many witnesses must there be to convict someone of treason in MO?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
What are the requirements to be a Missouri Governor?
a)
30 years old
b)
U.S. citizen for 15 years
c)
MO resident for 10 years
d)
All are requirements
11.
What are the requirements to be the Lt. Governor of MO?
a)
30 years old
b)
U.S. citizen for 15 years
c)
MO resident for 10 years
d)
All are requirements
12.
What are the duties of the Lt. Governor?
a)
President in waiting
b)
Preside over the Senate
c)
Preside over the General Assembly
d)
Preside over the House of Representatives
13.
What is a person who tries to persuade someone in government called?
a)
constituent
b)
lobbyist
c)
representative
d)
commoner
14.
What is favoritism based on a family relationship called?
a)
nepotism
b)
family fued
c)
depotism
15.
Which MO state official can grant pardons and reprieves?
a)
Lt. Governor
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
d)
Governor
16.
Which MO state official is responsible for preserving public information and overseeing all state elections?
a)
Attorney General
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Secretary of State
d)
State Auditor
17.
Which official is responsible for coming up with a yearly budget for MO's state government?
a)
Attorney General
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Governor
18.
Who is MO's current Attorney General?
a)
Eric Schmitt
b)
Mike Kehoe
c)
Mike Parson
d)
Jay Ashcroft
19.
Who is MO's Governor?
a)
Mike Parson
b)
Josh Hawley
c)
Jay Ashcroft
d)
Nicole Galloway
20.
Who is MO's Secretary of State?
a)
Mike Parson
b)
Eric Schmitt
c)
Jay Ashcroft
d)
Nicole Galloway
21.
Who is MO's State Auditor?
a)
Eric Schmitt
b)
Nicole Galloway
c)
Jay Ashcroft
d)
Mike Parson
22.
Who is MO's Treasurer?
a)
Nicole Galloway
b)
Jay Ashcroft
c)
Mike Parson
d)
Eric Schmitt
23.
How many counties are there in Missouri?
a)
100
b)
114
c)
137
d)
151
24.
What county is Nixa in?
a)
Greene
b)
Webster
c)
Christian
d)
Polk
25.
What county is directly north of Christian county?
a)
Greene
b)
Webster
c)
Taney
d)
Clay
26.
What county is Branson located in?
a)
Green
b)
Webster
c)
Taney
d)
Polk
27.
What is the capitol of Missouri?
a)
Columbia
b)
St. Charles
c)
Kansas City
d)
Jefferson City
28.
What is the current population of the State of Missouri?
a)
5M
b)
6M
c)
8M
d)
10m
29.
What is the highest point in Missouri
a)
Mt. McKinley
b)
Taum Sauk
c)
Mt. Everest
d)
High Point Hill
30.
What state borders Missouri to the east?
a)
Indiana
b)
Illinois
c)
Iowa
d)
Oklahoma
31.
What state borders Missouri to the north?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Kansas
c)
Illinois
d)
Iowa
32.
What state borders Missouri to the south?
a)
Texas
b)
Arkansas
c)
New Mexico
d)
Iowa
33.
What state borders Missouri to the west?
a)
Kansas
b)
Arkansas
c)
Illinois
d)
Iowa
34.
Where was Missouri's first temporary capital located?
a)
Westport
b)
St. Charles
c)
St. Louis
d)
Hannibal
35.
Which representative district do you live in?
a)
MO-129
b)
MO-131
c)
MO-139
d)
MO-141
36.
Which senatorial district do you live in?
a)
MO-5
b)
MO-20
c)
MO-22
d)
MO-24
37.
How many constitutions has Missouri had?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
38.
In what year did Missouri become a state?
a)
1803
b)
1812
c)
1821
d)
1824
39.
In what year did Missouri become a territory?
a)
1803
b)
1812
c)
1821
d)
1824
40.
Missouri was the ____ state to enter the Union.
a)
21st
b)
23rd
c)
24th
d)
26th
41.
The current Missouri Constitution was approved in what year?
a)
1900
b)
1924
c)
1943
d)
1945
42.
Was Missouri admitted to the Union as a free or slave state?
a)
Free
b)
Slave
43.
What issue surrounded Missouri's ability to enter the Union?
a)
Trad
b)
Indian Removal
c)
Slavery
d)
International Relations
44.
How long do Missouri Supreme Court justices serve?
a)
4 years
b)
8 years
c)
10 years
d)
12 years
45.
How many Missouri Supreme Court justices are there?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
11
46.
How old does a Missouri Supreme Court justice have to be?
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
47.
How long must a Missouri Supreme Court justice have to be a citizen of the U.S.?
a)
10 years
b)
15 years
c)
20 years
d)
N/A
48.
What 3 court systems make up the Judicial Branch in Missouri?
a)
Circuit/Municipal, Appeals, Supreme
b)
Circuit/Municipal, Constitutional, Appeals
c)
Supreme, Constitution, Appeals
d)
Appeals, Regional, Supreme
49.
How long is a Missouri state representatives term?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
4 years
d)
6 years
50.
How long is a Missouri state senator's term?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
51.
How many House of Representative districts are there in Missouri?
a)
125
b)
135
c)
151
d)
163
52.
How many state senators are there in Missouri?
a)
20
b)
27
c)
34
d)
42
53.
Which of the following is a requirement for Missouri State Senate?
a)
25 years old
b)
30 years old
c)
35 years old
54.
What is another name for the Legislative Branch of Missouri?
a)
General Assembly
b)
House of Burgess
c)
Missouri State Senate
d)
House of Commons
55.
What is Nixa's district numbers for the House of Representatives and Senate?
a)
H-139 / S-25
b)
H-20 / S-139
c)
H-139 / S-20
d)
H-25 / S-138
56.
What is the #1 priority of the General Assembly?
a)
Jobs
b)
Enviroinment
c)
Education
d)
Make Laws
57.
What is the job of the General Assembly?
a)
Education
b)
Jobs
c)
Make Laws
d)
Environment
58.
What is the minimum age a Missouri State Representative must be?
a)
21
b)
24
c)
25
d)
30
59.
What kind of legislature does Missouri have?
a)
unicameral
b)
bicameral
c)
tricameral
d)
parliamentary
60.
When the Lt. Governor is absent, which official presides over the meetings of the stat senate
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
c)
Majority Leader
d)
Minority Leader
61.
Who is the presiding officer in the Missouri House of Representatives?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
c)
Majority Leader
d)
Minority Leader
62.
Who is the presiding officer in the Missouri Senate?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Lt. Governor
c)
Majority Leader
d)
Minority Leader
63.
Who is your representative in the MO House of Representatives?
a)
Jay Wasson
b)
Mike Parson
c)
Jered Taylor
d)
Paul Ryan
64.
Who is your senator in the Missouri Senate?
a)
Jay Wasson
b)
Eric Burlison
c)
Jered Taylor
d)
Paul Ryan
65.
How many electoral votes does MO have in a presidential election?
a)
8
b)
9
c)
10
d)
11
66.
What is Missouri's nickname?
a)
"Gone Fishin"
b)
"Show Me State"
c)
"Taxation without Representation"
67.
What is Missouri's official state instrument?
a)
viola
b)
fiddle
c)
tuba
d)
drum
68.
What is Missouri's state bird?
a)
cardinal
b)
hawk
c)
blue bird
d)
blue jay
69.
What is Missouri's state insect?
a)
wasp
b)
dragon fly
c)
beetle
d)
honey bee
70.
What is Missouri's state song?
a)
Missouri Waltz
b)
Missouri Disco
c)
Missouri Swing
d)
Missouri I Miss You
71.
What is the Missouri state flower?
a)
rose
b)
lilac
c)
hawthorne
d)
dogwood
72.
What is Missouri's state tree?
a)
dogwood
b)
elm
c)
oak
d)
ozark orange
73.
Who are Missouri's 2 U.S. Senators?
a)
Blunt / Hawley
b)
Blunt / Long
c)
Long / Hawley
d)
Hawley / McCaskill
74.
Who is your representative in the U.S. House of Representatives?
a)
Doug Jones
b)
Billy Long
c)
Dave Smit
d)
Todd Wilson
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