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Missouri (not Missour-ah)

Missouri • Missouri entered the Union in 1821

Missouri • The capital of Missouri is Jefferson City

Missouri Constitutions There have been 4 Missouri Constitutions: • 1820 • 1865 • 1875 • 1945 (Our Current Constitution)

Missouri elections • General elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even numbered year

Missouri voting • To vote in Missouri you must: – Be a U. S. citizen – Be at least 18 years old – Be a resident of Missouri

Missouri population • Every 10 years on the decade the United States census is taken which counts everyone in the country • Every 20 years on the decade the people of Missouri must decide in the general election if they want to rewrite the Missouri Constitution

Laws and such • Laws are called by different names at different levels of government – Federal government passes laws – State governments pass statutes – Local governments pass ordinances

Missouri lawmaking • Missourians have ways in which they can be involved in lawmaking Initiative: The process by which the people pass a statute without the state legislature being involved Referendum: The process by which the people petition to vote on the statute passed by the state legislature.

Missouri officials • Governor: Jay Nixon • Lt. Governor: Peter Kinder • U. S. Representative MO 9 th: Blaine Luetkemeyer • U. S. Senators: Kit Bond and Claire Mc. Caskill • Mayor of Columbia: Darwin Hindman

Notable Missourians • Former President Harry S. Truman • Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) • Walt Disney • George Washington Carver • Molly Brown • Charles Lindberg • Brad Pitt • Sheryl Crow • Nelly

Missouri symbols • State Animal: – Mule • State Tree: – Blooming Dogwood • State Rock: – Mozarkite • State Mineral: – Galena

Missouri symbols • State Song: – Missouri Waltz • State Dance: – Square Dance • State Bird: – Bluebird • State Aquatic Animal: – Paddlefish

Missouri symbols • State Floral Emblem: – White Hawthorn Blossom • State Insect: – Honey Bee • State Musical Instrument: – Fiddle • State Nut: – Black walnut

Missouri symbols • State Grape: – Norton Grape • State Dinosaur: – Hadrosaur • State Fossil: – Crinoid • State Amphibian: – American Bullfrog

Missouri symbols • State Fish: – Channel Catfish • State Horse: – Missouri Fox Trotting Horse • State Motto: – “The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law” • Population: 5, 911, 605 (18 th)