MISSOURI CONSTITUTION 2026
GOVERNANCE REVIEW PAPER ANSWERS
VERIFIED COMPLETE GUIDE
◉ Governor term of office
Answer: 4 years
◉ Supreme Court justice term of office
Answer: 12 years
◉ Highest court in Missouri
Answer: Missouri Supreme Court
◉ Jurisdiction of MO Supreme Court
Answer: Highest court; Final jurisdiction in most cases
◉ Jurisdiction of MO Court of Appeals
Answer: Appellate jurisdiction; Hears appeals from Circuit Courts
◉ Jurisdiction of MO Circuit Court
, Answer: Original jurisdiction in most civil cases; Controls Municipal,
Probate, Drug, and Family Courts
◉ Jurisdiction of Municipal Court
Answer: Original jurisdiction in cases involving civil ordinances
◉ Ordinance
Answer: law made by a city or county government
◉ How is the Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan used to select
judges? (Missouri Plan)
Answer: 1) There's a vacancy / potential vacancy
2) A committee nominates 3 eligible people to be judges
3) Governor selects someone within 60 days (if they don't, then the
committee will decide)
◉ Responsibilities of county governments
Answer: Maintain county roads; Maintain county law enforcement;
Conduct local, state, and national elections
◉ County Commission
Answer: Governmental body that maintains and directs the business
of most counties
GOVERNANCE REVIEW PAPER ANSWERS
VERIFIED COMPLETE GUIDE
◉ Governor term of office
Answer: 4 years
◉ Supreme Court justice term of office
Answer: 12 years
◉ Highest court in Missouri
Answer: Missouri Supreme Court
◉ Jurisdiction of MO Supreme Court
Answer: Highest court; Final jurisdiction in most cases
◉ Jurisdiction of MO Court of Appeals
Answer: Appellate jurisdiction; Hears appeals from Circuit Courts
◉ Jurisdiction of MO Circuit Court
, Answer: Original jurisdiction in most civil cases; Controls Municipal,
Probate, Drug, and Family Courts
◉ Jurisdiction of Municipal Court
Answer: Original jurisdiction in cases involving civil ordinances
◉ Ordinance
Answer: law made by a city or county government
◉ How is the Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan used to select
judges? (Missouri Plan)
Answer: 1) There's a vacancy / potential vacancy
2) A committee nominates 3 eligible people to be judges
3) Governor selects someone within 60 days (if they don't, then the
committee will decide)
◉ Responsibilities of county governments
Answer: Maintain county roads; Maintain county law enforcement;
Conduct local, state, and national elections
◉ County Commission
Answer: Governmental body that maintains and directs the business
of most counties
