Unit 5 Test: Developing a Texas Government

1. What is a type of government where the people elect representatives to make decisions for them?

• Checks and balances
• Political party
• Representative Democracy
• Constitution
• Unalienable

2. What is something that cannot be take away?

• Checks and balances
• Political party
• Representative Democracy
• Constitution
• Unalienable

3. Each branch of the U.S. government has the power to check on the other two. What is this called?

• Checks and balances
• Political party
• Representative Democracy
• Constitution
• Unalienable

4. What is a group of people who share the same basic views about government?

• Checks and balances
• Political party
• Representative Democracy
• Constitution
• Unalienable

5. What is a written document that outlines the rules and laws of a nation or state ?

• Checks and balances
• Political party
• Representative Democracy
• Constitution
• Unalienable

6. Who leads the state government?

• A. Governor
• B. Mayor
• C. President
• D. Senator

7. Which document establishes the Texas state government?

• A. Declaration of Independence
• B. Mayflower Compact
• C. Texas State Constitution
• D. U.S. Constitution

8. Which branch decides how laws are enforced?

• A. Bureaucratic
• B. Executive
• C. Judicial
• D. Legislative

9. The document describing how we elect our leaders and define their responsibilities is the __________.

• A. Campaign guide
• B. Voters guide
• C. Presidential document
• D. Constitution

10. To vote, you must be at least how old?

• A. 18
• B. 21
• C. 16
• D. 25