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Across
  1. 3. _____________ organizations (non-profits) are exempt from taxation
  2. 5. The __________ voters (electorate) elect members of the General Assembly
  3. 7. Secretary-of-State (____________ officer - prepares ballots and certifies elections)
  4. 9. No U.S. or Missouri ____________ employee (or other elected official) may serve in the General Assembly
  5. 15. (election held in August of even numbered years)
  6. 19. Those who are disqualified from voting are: __________ incapacitated
  7. 23. The Missouri _______________ is the highest state court
  8. 24. Treasurer (_____________ officer)
  9. 27. Only the General Assembly has the power to ____ in the state
  10. 28. Voter requirement for Missouri: must ________ (to prevent fraud)
  11. 29. The current Missouri ___________ was adopted in 1945
  12. 30. Those who are disqualified from voting are: _________ (persons convicted of felonies)
  13. 32. Since 1992, term limits were put into place determining the _______________ one can serve in the Missouri General Assembly
  14. 34. Voter requirement for Missouri: must re-register if address or name changes
  15. 35. Voter requirement for Missouri: _____________ citizen
  16. 36. The Missouri constitution may be amended by: __________ (initiative)
  17. 39. Those who are disqualified from voting are: people convicted of election offense
  18. 42. line-item veto - ___________ may veto one or more parts of a bill and approve the rest
  19. 43. reduction veto - governor may reduce the amount _____________ and approve the rest
  20. 44. Auditor (monitors _______________)
  21. 46. Governor (elected to four year term - may not serve more than two terms) (______________ officer)
  22. 47. Missouri has _________________ of government-legislative, judicial, and executive
  23. 48. The Missouri constitution may be amended by: _______________ (most common)
  24. 49. Laws are made two ways in Missouri - state ______________ and direct democracy
  25. 50. There are 6 elected officers of the ___________ branch
  26. 51. (held in April each year)
Down
  1. 1. Representation in the General Assembly is determined by __________
  2. 2. (elections held as needed)
  3. 4. Missouri was admitted to the Union as the __________ state
  4. 6. The governor is restricted from vetoing a bill approved by initiative or _____________ because the people themselves said yes to it
  5. 8. The ______________ is the most common type of city government in the state
  6. 10. Maximum length you can serve in either house is _________
  7. 11. _________ governments gain their power from the Missouri State Constitution
  8. 12. Lieutenant-Governor (__________ - investigates complaints by citizens against government)
  9. 13. Missouri has a bicameral legislature so each law is considered _________
  10. 14. Senators and Representatives are elected from __________
  11. 16. Missouri legislature is __________ (two-houses)
  12. 17. Missouri has had ____ constitutions
  13. 18. The source of political power is the _________
  14. 20. Bill of Rights - contains _________ sections
  15. 21. Voter requirement for Missouri: must live in an _________ district 30 days (residency requirement)
  16. 22. Missouri law requires the budget be __________ each year
  17. 25. There are two types of direct democracy - _____________ (voters submit proposed law to the people) and referendum (people vote on existing law)
  18. 26. Governor has ______ power
  19. 31. Voter requirement for Missouri: __________ years of age
  20. 33. Judges in Missouri are chosen through the __________ Plan
  21. 37. The Missouri constitution may be amended by: _______________ convention
  22. 38. House of Representatives and Senate - together are known as the _________
  23. 40. Attorney-General (____________ officer)
  24. 41. Governor can only serve _____ terms
  25. 45. The cut-off age for a free, public education is __________ years of age
  26. 48. (elections held in November of even numbered years)