Missouri Civics: How Your State Government Works

by bam

A practical, non-partisan guide to how the state of Missouri governs itself, and how you take part where you live. Missouri gave American government a nationally copied idea: the 'Missouri Plan' for choosing judges by merit selection plus retention elections, now used in some form by many states. You'll learn Missouri's Constitution of 1945, its plural executive of six statewide officers, its General Assembly of 34 senators and 163 representatives, its citizen initiative and referendum, and its counties and independent city of St. Louis. Time-sensitive facts (voter ID, ballot measures) are flagged, pointing to sos.mo.gov. Cited to Missouri's own official sources (house.mo.gov, senate.mo.gov, sos.mo.gov, courts.mo.gov).