1. Missouri
(not Missour-ah)

2. Missouri
Missouri entered the Union in 1821

3. Missouri
The capital of Missouri is Jefferson City

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

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

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

7. 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

8. Laws are called by different names at different levels of government
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

9. Missourians have ways in which they can be involved in lawmaking
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.

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

11. 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

12. Missouri symbols State Animal: State Tree: State Rock: State Mineral:
Mule
State Tree:
Blooming Dogwood
State Rock:
Mozarkite
State Mineral:
Galena

13. Missouri symbols State Song: State Dance: State Bird:
Missouri Waltz
State Dance:
Square Dance
State Bird:
Bluebird
State Aquatic Animal:
Paddlefish

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

15. Missouri symbols State Grape: State Dinosaur: State Fossil:
Norton Grape
State Dinosaur:
Hadrosaur
State Fossil:
Crinoid
State Amphibian:
American Bullfrog

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