Missouri: Bill of Rights (Preamble and Article I) 36
According to Article I, Section 1, where is all political power vested?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 1
Article I, Section 2 lists life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Which natural right does it add?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 2
Article I, Section 19 bars a second jeopardy for the same offense after what event?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 19
Besides ex post facto laws and laws impairing contracts, which kind of law does Article I, Section 13 forbid?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 13
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Missouri: Bill of Rights (Preamble and Article I), continued
By what means does Article I, Section 9 say the people may apply for redress of grievances?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 9
For whom does the Preamble to the Missouri Constitution declare "profound reverence"?Missouri Constitution, Preamble
From where must the impartial jury in a Missouri criminal prosecution come, under Article I, Section 18(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 18(a)
How does Article I, Section 4 describe Missouri?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 4
How does Article I, Section 14 say right and justice shall be administered?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 14
How does Article I, Section 18(a) word an accused person's right to confront witnesses?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 18(a)
How does Article I, Section 25 say all elections shall be?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 25
How many citizens make up a Missouri grand jury, and how many must agree to an indictment?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 16
How may a defendant in a Missouri criminal case give up a jury trial under Article I, Section 22(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 22(a)
How may a felony be charged in Missouri under Article I, Section 17?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 17
In a civil case in a Missouri court of record, what share of the jury may render a verdict?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 22(a)
In a Missouri suit or prosecution for libel, who determines the law and the facts under Article I, Section 8?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 8
Under Article I, Section 6, what can no person be compelled to do?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 6
Under Article I, Section 20, who is not entitled to bail by sufficient sureties?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 20
What did the amendment of August 5, 2014 add to the things Article I, Section 15 protects from unreasonable searches?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 15
What does Article I, Section 5 say about an official religion?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 5
What does Article I, Section 7 forbid the public treasury to pay for?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 7
What does Article I, Section 12 say about the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 12
What does Article I, Section 24 say about the military?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 24
What does Article I, Section 30 forbid the general assembly to do to a person?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 30
What does Article I, Section 34, adopted in 2008, say about English?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 34
What limit does Article I, Section 3 put on the people's right to alter or abolish their constitution?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 3
What may a rule made by a state administrative agency never fix, under Article I, Section 31?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 31
What one purpose does the Preamble to the Missouri Constitution name?Missouri Constitution, Preamble
What right does Article I, Section 29 give to employees?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 29
What test must any restriction on the right to keep and bear arms meet under Article I, Section 23?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 23
When a taking of private property is challenged, how is it decided whether the use is public?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 28
When may a person be imprisoned for debt under Article I, Section 11?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 11
Which of these is a right of crime victims listed in Article I, Section 32?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 32
Which right did Missouri voters add to the Bill of Rights as Section 35 on August 5, 2014?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 35
Which text must free public schools that receive state money display under Article I, Section 5?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 5
Who ascertains just compensation when private property is taken for public use under Article I, Section 26?Missouri Constitution, Article I, Section 26
Missouri: the General Assembly (Articles II and III) 30
For how long are Missouri legislators privileged from arrest around a session?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 19
For how long may one house of the General Assembly adjourn without the other's consent?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 20
How can the General Assembly call itself into special session under Article III, Section 20(b)?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 20(b)
How long does the governor have to act on a bill presented while the General Assembly is in session?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 31
How many members does the Missouri house of representatives have?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 3
How many members of a house can require the yeas and nays to be taken on any question?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 26
How many senators does Missouri have, and how long is a senator's term?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 5
How many subjects may a Missouri bill contain under Article III, Section 23?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 23
How old must a Missouri state representative be?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 4
Into which departments does Article II divide the powers of Missouri's government?Missouri Constitution, Article II, Section 1
On how many different days must a bill be read by title in each house?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 21
On which day does the General Assembly meet each January?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 20
What is a quorum to do business in each house of the General Assembly?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 20
What may an amendment never do to a bill on its way through either house?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 21
What must a Missouri state senator be under Article III, Section 6?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 6
What must Missouri's congressional districts be under Article III, Section 45?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 45
What name does Article III, Section 1 give the legislature?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 1
What share of a house can take a bill away from a committee and put it on the calendar?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 22
What term limits does Article III, Section 8 set for members of the General Assembly?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 8
What vote does the general assembly need to pass a bill over the governor's veto?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 32
What vote expels a member of a house of the General Assembly?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 18
What vote finally passes a bill in each house of the General Assembly?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 27
When does an ordinary Missouri law take effect?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 29
When does the General Assembly reconvene to consider bills the governor vetoed late in the session?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 32
When may a person in one department of Missouri's government use a power that belongs to another?Missouri Constitution, Article II, Section 1
When must a regular session of the General Assembly adjourn at the latest?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 20(a)
Which legislators are elected at each general election under Article III, Section 11?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 11
Which of these is a local or special law that Article III, Section 40 forbids?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 40
Who issues writs of election to fill a vacancy in either house of the General Assembly?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 14
With what words does a law passed by the Missouri legislature begin?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 21
Missouri: initiative, referendum and state money (III) 15
An initiative petition proposes a law and not an amendment. What share of legal voters must sign in each of two-thirds of the congressional districts?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 50
Article III, Section 36 ranks appropriations. Which comes second, after the sinking fund and interest on the state's obligations?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 36
By when must a referendum petition against an act of the General Assembly be filed?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 52(a)
How long before the election must an initiative petition be filed with the secretary of state?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 50
How many signatures does an initiative petition for a constitutional amendment need?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 50
May the governor veto a measure that has been referred to the people?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 52(b)
On which waters may the General Assembly permit excursion gambling boats under Article III, Section 39(e)?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 39(e)
Two conflicting measures are approved at the same election. Which one prevails under Article III, Section 51?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 51
What is the enacting clause of a law proposed by initiative petition?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 50
What is the largest temporary liability the General Assembly may authorize in one year without a vote of the people?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 37
What may the initiative not be used for under Article III, Section 51?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 51
Where must state revenues from gaming go under Article III, Section 39(d)?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 39(d)
Which laws are exempt from a referendum under Article III, Section 52(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 52(a)
Which number is used to work out how many signatures an initiative or referendum petition needs?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 53
Which two powers do the people of Missouri reserve to themselves in Article III, Section 49?Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 49
Missouri: the Executive (Article IV) 23
Article IV, Section 17 elected the state auditor for a two-year term in 1948 and for four-year terms after that. What follows for the auditor's election?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 17
By when must the governor send a budget to the General Assembly?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 24
How are the heads of Missouri's executive departments chosen under Article IV, Section 17?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 17
How is the conservation commission made up under Article IV, Section 40(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 40(a)
How many times may one person be elected governor of Missouri?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 17
In whom does Article IV, Section 1 vest the supreme executive power of Missouri?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 1
The senate refuses its advice and consent to a governor's appointee. What does Article IV, Section 51 say next?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 51
There is no lieutenant governor and the governor resigns. Who becomes governor under Article IV, Section 11(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 11(a)
Two candidates for a statewide executive office tie with the highest vote. Who chooses between them?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 18
What does Article IV, Section 7 say the governor's power to pardon does not include?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 7
What duty toward the laws does Article IV, Section 2 give the governor?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 2
What is the lieutenant governor's place in the Missouri senate?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 10
What must a governor of Missouri be under Article IV, Section 3?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 3
What must the governor's proclamation state when it convenes the General Assembly on an extraordinary occasion?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 9
What must the state auditor do at least once a year under Article IV, Section 13?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 13
When are the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer and attorney general elected?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 17
When does Missouri's fiscal year begin?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 23
When is the governor not the commander in chief of the Missouri militia?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 6
Which appropriations may the governor not reduce with the item veto?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 26
Which offenses lie outside the governor's power to pardon?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 7
Which officer is the custodian of all state funds under Article IV, Section 15?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 15
Which other elected officer shares the governor's limit of two elections under Article IV, Section 17?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 17
Who is the custodian of the Great Seal of the State of Missouri?Missouri Constitution, Article IV, Section 14
Missouri: the courts (Article V) 17
At what age must Missouri judges, other than municipal judges, retire?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 26
The governor names none of the three judicial nominees within sixty days. What happens under Article V, Section 25(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 25(a)
How is the chief justice of Missouri chosen?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 8
How long are the terms of circuit judges and of associate circuit judges?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 19
How long is the term of a judge of the supreme court or of the court of appeals?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 19
How many judges sit on the Supreme Court of Missouri, and where does it hold its sessions?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 2
How many members of the commission on retirement, removal and discipline must vote to recommend action against a judge?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 24
How many resident associate circuit judges must each Missouri county have at the least?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 16
How may the General Assembly annul or amend a rule of the supreme court?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 5
In which courts does Article V, Section 1 vest the judicial power of Missouri?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 1
Under the nonpartisan court plan, how is a vacancy on the supreme court filled?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 25(a)
What may a judge chosen under the nonpartisan plan not do, under Article V, Section 25(f)?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 25(f)
What may a supreme court rule of practice and procedure not change?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 5
What must a judge of the supreme court or the court of appeals be under Article V, Section 21?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 21
Which court has general superintending control over all courts and tribunals in Missouri?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 4
Which courts have original jurisdiction over all cases and matters, civil and criminal?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 14
Which of these appeals lies within the exclusive appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Missouri?Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 3
Missouri: local government and officers (VI, VII) 23
A city asks its voters to approve bonded debt at a general municipal election. What vote does Article VI, Section 26(b) require?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 26(b)
Before whom are most Missouri impeachments tried?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 2
How does Article VI, Section 31 recognize the city of St. Louis?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 31
How far does a judgment of impeachment extend under Article VII, Section 3?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 3
How is the commission that frames a county charter made up under Article VI, Section 18(g)?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 18(g)
How long must a person have lived in Missouri before election or appointment to a civil or military office?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 8
How many classes of counties may the General Assembly create at most?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 8
How many inhabitants must a city have to frame and adopt its own charter under Article VI, Section 19?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 19
How many inhabitants must a county have to frame its own charter under Article VI, Section 18(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 18(a)
How much voted debt may a school district carry under Article VI, Section 26(b)?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 26(b)
How often may a vote on consolidating two or more counties be taken?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 3
On what ground does Article VII, Section 10 say no person shall be disqualified from holding office?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 10
What body manages county business in a county that has not adopted a charter or an alternative form?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 7
What do Missouri's civil and military officers swear before taking office?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 11
What does Article VII, Section 13 forbid during an officer's term of office?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 13
What happens to a public officer who appoints a relative within the fourth degree to public employment?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 6
What is the longest term a city or county office may carry under Article VI, Section 10?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 10
What powers does a charter city have under Article VI, Section 19(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 19(a)
What vote convicts a Missouri officer on impeachment?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 2
What vote dissolves a Missouri county under Article VI, Section 5?Missouri Constitution, Article VI, Section 5
Which body holds the sole power of impeachment in Missouri?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 2
Which of these is a ground for impeachment named in Article VII, Section 1?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 1
Who tries the impeachment of the governor or of a judge of the supreme court?Missouri Constitution, Article VII, Section 2
Missouri: elections, schools and taxes (VIII to X) 20
By what method must elections by the people be held under Article VIII, Section 3?Missouri Constitution, Article VIII, Section 3
Does a student gain or lose a voting residence by being at an institution of learning?Missouri Constitution, Article VIII, Section 6
How is the state board of education made up under Article IX, Section 2(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article IX, Section 2(a)
How many members sit on the board of curators that governs the state university?Missouri Constitution, Article IX, Section 9(a)
Up to what age must free public schools be provided under Article IX, Section 1(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article IX, Section 1(a)
What did Missouri voters forbid in Article X, Section 25 on November 2, 2010?Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 25
What does Article VIII, Section 3, as amended in 2024, say about ranking candidates on a ballot?Missouri Constitution, Article VIII, Section 3
What does Article X, Section 2 say about the power to tax?Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 2
What does Article X, Section 16, adopted in 1980, require before taxes and spending rise above the article's limits?Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 16
What is the cap on the state's own tax on real and tangible personal property, apart from tax to pay bonded debt?Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 8
What is the least share of state revenue that must be set apart each year for free public schools?Missouri Constitution, Article IX, Section 3(b)
What may a general law require of a person voting in person, under Article VIII, Section 11?Missouri Constitution, Article VIII, Section 11
What must the state do before it requires a new activity or service of counties under Article X, Section 21?Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 21
What two rules does Article X, Section 3 set for taxes?Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 3
When are Missouri voters privileged from arrest?Missouri Constitution, Article VIII, Section 4
When is Missouri's general election held under Article VIII, Section 1?Missouri Constitution, Article VIII, Section 1
Which kind of property is class 1 for tax purposes under Article X, Section 4(a)?Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 4(a)
Who is entitled to vote under Article VIII, Section 2, as amended on November 5, 2024?Missouri Constitution, Article VIII, Section 2
Who selects and appoints Missouri's commissioner of education?Missouri Constitution, Article IX, Section 2(b)
Who wins a general election under Article VIII, Section 24, adopted November 5, 2024?Missouri Constitution, Article VIII, Section 24
Missouri: corporations and amending (XI, XII) 14
How are the delegates to a Missouri constitutional convention apportioned?Missouri Constitution, Article XII, Section 3(a)
How much can a stockholder be made to pay personally under Article XI, Section 8?Missouri Constitution, Article XI, Section 8
How much of the constitution may one proposed amendment change under Article XII, Section 2(b)?Missouri Constitution, Article XII, Section 2(b)
How must corporations be organized under Article XI, Section 2?Missouri Constitution, Article XI, Section 2
How often must the question of calling a constitutional convention be put to Missouri voters?Missouri Constitution, Article XII, Section 3(a)
What does Article XI, Section 9 declare all railways in Missouri to be?Missouri Constitution, Article XI, Section 9
What does Article XI, Section 13 say about a state bank?Missouri Constitution, Article XI, Section 13
What exact question does Article XII, Section 3(a) put on the ballot?Missouri Constitution, Article XII, Section 3(a)
What pay does Article XII, Section 3(b) give convention delegates?Missouri Constitution, Article XII, Section 3(b)
What vote of the General Assembly proposes an amendment to the Missouri Constitution?Missouri Constitution, Article XII, Section 2(a)
What vote of the people adopts an amendment to the Missouri Constitution?Missouri Constitution, Article XII, Section 2(b)
When does an amendment approved by the voters take effect?Missouri Constitution, Article XII, Section 2(b)
Where must a proposed amendment be published, if possible, before the election?Missouri Constitution, Article XII, Section 2(b)
Who may call a special election on a proposed amendment before the next general election?Missouri Constitution, Article XII, Section 2(b)
How this list was compiled: Written from the text of the Missouri Constitution on the Missouri Revisor of Statutes site, https://revisor.mo.gov/main/Home.aspx?constit=y (the Preamble and the index of articles), with one page per article at https://revisor.mo.gov/main/ViewChapter.aspx?chapter=I&constit=y to chapter=XII and one page per section under each. Every section cited was fetched and checked 2026-09-19. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the public text named in the source line; nothing is copied from a school's test or from another practice test. Short quotations from the text are marked with quotation marks.
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Article III, Section 1 says federal judges "shall hold their Offices" for how long?US Constitution, Article III, Section 1
For what may the President, Vice President and civil officers of the United States be removed on impeachment and conviction?US Constitution, Article II, Section 4
How is an amendment to the US Constitution ratified?US Constitution, Article V
How old must a member of the US House of Representatives be, and for how long a citizen?US Constitution, Article I, Section 2
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US Constitution sample, continued
In which house of Congress must all bills for raising revenue originate?US Constitution, Article I, Section 7
The President holds a bill for more than ten days, Sundays excepted, while Congress stays in session. What happens to the bill?US Constitution, Article I, Section 7
To whom does the Tenth Amendment reserve the powers not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to the States?US Constitution, Amendment X
The Twenty-Second Amendment limits how often one person may be elected President. What is the limit?US Constitution, Amendment XXII, Section 1
What does Article VI say about a religious test for public office under the United States?US Constitution, Article VI
What does the US Constitution require for a conviction of treason?US Constitution, Article III, Section 3
What must a person be to serve as President of the United States?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
What vote convicts in an impeachment trial in the US Senate?US Constitution, Article I, Section 3
What vote in Congress overrides a President's veto?US Constitution, Article I, Section 7
What vote of the Senate does a treaty need?US Constitution, Article II, Section 2
Which amendment says the right of citizens eighteen years of age or older to vote shall not be denied on account of age?US Constitution, Amendment XXVI, Section 1
Which five freedoms does the First Amendment protect?US Constitution, Amendment I
Which of these is a power of Congress listed in Article I, Section 8?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
Which of these is one of the six purposes named in the Preamble to the US Constitution?US Constitution, Preamble
Who is President of the US Senate, and when does that officer vote?US Constitution, Article I, Section 3
Whom does Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment make a citizen of the United States?US Constitution, Amendment XIV, Section 1
This unofficial Missouri state constitution test practice holds 198 questions: 178 from the Missouri Constitution on the Revisor of Statutes site and 20 from the US Constitution. Each school and college writes its own examination. Checked 19 September 2026.
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Where Missouri parts from the federal rule
Many wrong choices are the federal rule. Missouri tries impeachments before its supreme court, not the senate, and convicts by five-sevenths. Habeas corpus is never suspended. A grand jury has twelve members, and nine can indict. An amendment needs a majority of members-elect in each house, then a majority of the votes cast on it.
What the bank covers and leaves out
The 178 Missouri questions run from the Preamble through Article XII, with the most on the Bill of Rights (36) and the General Assembly (30). Articles XIII and XIV, the schedules and court decisions are left out. A mixed round of 25 holds two or three federal questions.
Pair the term limits: eight years in one house, sixteen in both. The governor and the treasurer may each be elected twice.
Sort the petition numbers: eight percent for an amendment, five percent for a law or a referendum, each in two-thirds of the congressional districts.
Questions and answers
Who has to take the Missouri constitution test?
Under section 170.011, no pupil receives a graduation certificate from any school, private trade schools excepted, without passing an examination on the US and Missouri Constitutions and on American history, institutions and civics. This bank covers the two constitutions. Sponsored foreign exchange students are exempt.
I passed it at one college. Do I take it again after a transfer?
Section 170.011 says a college or university student who completed the required course and passed the examination, and then transfers to another college or university, need not take another course or examination to graduate. Confirm it with the new school's registrar.
Is this the same as the Missouri civics test of 100 questions?
No. Section 170.345 sets a separate examination of 100 questions similar to the USCIS naturalization questions, for students entering ninth grade after July 1, 2017. Schools may fold it into the constitution examination. The citizenship test on this site holds the USCIS lists, history included.
Will my school's test use these questions?
No. No one here has seen a Missouri school's or college's paper, and no teacher has checked these answers yet. Each question was written from the Revisor of Statutes text and cites its section. Where the two disagree, trust the section.