High school reading level. Updated & expanded edition.
This book provides students with a brief but meaningful explanation of the major “provisions and principles” of the Missouri Constitution. The text stresses such fundamental considerations as the political status of Missouri within the Union, the basic powers of the state government, the constitutional organization and procedure to carry out those powers, and the role of the Missouri citizen in the political processes. The reader will also find in this book some explanation of the historic background and purpose for many of the major principles that are a part of the state’s current constitution.
Includes questions & activities for each chapter, as well as an answer key in the back of the book. 96 pages. Softback. Glossary, index. 5.5 x 8.5.