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| General Assembly | Name of Missouri Legislature |
| Direct Democracy | People vote on laws directly |
| Representative Democracy | Elect people to represent & vote for us in govt |
| 2 years | Term in office for Missouri Representative |
| 4 years | Term in office for Missouri Senator |
| Speaker of the House | Leader of the Missouri House of Representatives |
| President | Leader of the Missouri Senate |
| 10th Amendment and Article III (3) of the Missouri Constitution | Where does the General Assembly get it's power from? |
| Pigeonholing | Committee takes no action on a bill and it dies |
| Voice Vote | members vote aloud for or against the bill; no record kept |
| Roll Call Vote | members vote for or against the bill; record is kept of how each member voted |
| Initiative | people vote directly on a new or changed law |
| Constitutional Intiative | Place an amendment on the ballot for a vote |
| Statutory Initiative | Place a new law or a change in the old law on the ballot for a vote |
| Referendum | people review laws passed by the General Assembly & must approve before it goes into effect |
| Popular Referendum | People demand to review & vote on a new law passed by the General Assembly & signed by the governor |
| Legislative Referendum | Legislature places new law on ballot for approval by the people instead of the governor |
| Constitutional Referendum | Legislature places constitutional amendment on ballot for approval by the people |
| Administrative Power, Legislative Power, Military Power, Judicial Power, & Symbol of State | 5 Powers of the Governor |
| Pardon | complete release with “forgiveness”; person admits guilt |
| Reprieve | postpone or delay a sentence |
| Commutation | reduction of a sentence given by the court |
| Extradition | process to return a person accused of a crime to the state where the crime was committed |
| Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, & State Auditor | 6 executive offices of the state of Missouri; all elected by the people of Missouri |
| Ombudsman | Lieutentant Governor checks into complaints against elected officials |
| prepare election ballots & certify election results; register corporations & securities (stocks & bonds) | Powers of the Secretary of State |
| chief legal officer; prosecute & defend state cases; give legal advice to state officials | Powers of the Attorney General |
| Depository | Places to put state money |
| chief financial officer; care for & invest state funds to help Missouri make money; set up depositories | Powers of the State Treasurer |
| supervise treasurer's office; monitor collection & spending by state agencies; approve depositories | Powers of the State Auditor |
