Government & Important Documents of Texas

How many branches of Government does Texas have?

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 2

The executive branch is headed by the ______ and has ___ other elected offices.

• - Principal

  - 6

• - Attorney General

  - 2

• - Governor

  - 5

• - Judge

  - 3

The ______ branch is made up of the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

The _____ branch is made up of the court systems of Texas.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which branch makes the LAWS?

Which branch ENFORCES the laws?

Which branch INTERPRETS the laws?

The Texas Declaration of Independence was written overnight on...

• July 4th 1836

• September 17th 1876

• May 12th 1868

• March 2nd 1836

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does the Texas Constitution describe?

• the structure of the United States

• the formation and job of the Texas government

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

The names of BOTH important documents of Texas are: _____ and _____