3 Branches of Government
Texas History/Culture
voting and political Participation
Elections/Campaign
Criminal Justice/Civil Rights & Liberties
100
Texas has _____ executive branch system which limits the power of the Governor.
plural
100
someone who brought settlers to the region in exchange for generous grants of land
empresario
100
The political Party which dominated Texas since after the Civil War until the 1990s
Democratic Party
100
The Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States was established in
1824
100
Typically a person charged with a serious crime will have a brief hearing before a _____ to be informed of the charges against him or her
judge
200
The term for two legislative branch
Bi-Cameral
200
Their greatest source of discontent of Texans against Mexico was the Mexican government’s 1829 abolition of
Slavery
200
Texas ranks low nationally in voter turnout for this demographic group
Young Voters
200
An election when no candidate gets 50 percent plus one vote in the primary election
Runoff elections
200
These are guarantees and freedoms that government commit not to abridge, either by legislation or judicial interpretation, without due process.
Civil Liberties
300
The Leader of Texas State Senate
Lt. Governor
300
The Battle of the during Texas' war for independence from Mexico which lasted thirteen days
The Alamo
300
To register to vote in Texas, you must be a resident for this minimum period.
30 days
300
This political party that dominate Texas today
Republican Party
300
The Fifth Amendment also protects individuals against____ ___, a process that subjects a suspect to prosecution twice for the same criminal act.
Double Jeopardy
400
An official complete count of a population
Census
400
The First President of Texas
Sam Houston
400
When citizens make a decision to vote for every Republican or Democrat member on the ballot is called______
Straight-ticket voting
400
An election used to ratify or reject Texas constitutional amendments, fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections, or provide approval to borrow money
Special election
400
This Supreme Court’s 1966 ruling whereby suspects were required to be informed of their most important rights, including the right against self-incrimination, before being interrogated in police custod
Miranda Warning
500
A constitution right to reject a decision or proposal by law-making body
Veto
500
This 19th-century belief that the United States was destined to expand westward across North America 
Manifest Destiny
500
Governmental entities with specific geographic boundaries that are created to provide specific services such as drainage, water and sewer service, or firefighting.
Special districts
500
A primary in which the ballot is not restricted to candidates from one party is called a ____
Blanket Primary
500
This amendment gives persons too poor to have an attorney appointed by the state to represent them in serious cases
Sixth amendment
600
The Texas ______ of ______ who is in charge of administering elections, is not elected, but is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate.
secretary of state
600
The year Texas declared its independence from Mexico.
1836
600
One method of limiting voter access is the requirement to show identification at polling places.
Voter ID
600
Running for office in Texas can be as easy as collecting one hundred _________ on a city election form
Signatures
600
In Texas, this legal principle requires a grand jury to issue an indictment for a felony prosecution to proceed.
Probable cause
700
The process by which new congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn
redistricting
700
The U.S. President from 1845 to 1849 who supported the annexation of Texas, as well as acquisition of California and Oregon
James K. Polk
700
First stage when voters have a chance to pick their party's candidate for a general election
Primary election
700
Texas is considered a red state because
It is dominated by Republicans
700
Texas has long led the nation in the number of people it ________, or clears of convictions, based on evidence of innocence.
exonerates
800
The practice of drawing the boundaries of electoral districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage over its rivals
Gerrymandering
800
The event that led to Texas seceding from the Union
Civil War
800
many southern states enacted _____ laws designed to restrict or prevent African American voter participation.
Jim Crow
800
In this system, people may vote in a party’s election only if they are registered members of that party prior to election day
Closed Primary
800
If the prosecution is pursuing the death penalty, the jury will decide whether the defendant should be subject to capital punishment or ____ _____.
Life imprisonment
900
A political situation in which the same political party controls the executive branch and both chambers of the legislative branch
Trifecta
900
Daniel Elazar theorized United States could be divided into three distinct political cultures:
Moralist, individualist and ________
Traditionalist
900
The Act passed by Congress which protected the rights of minority voters by prohibiting state laws that denied voting rights based on race.
The Voting Rights Act
900
A primary in which the ballot is not restricted to candidates from one party is called
Blanket Primary
900
Florida Governor DeSantis signs bill making child rapists eligible for death penalty. This law may violate which amendment to the Constitution?
The eight amendment
1000
This legislative branch alone can bring impeachment charges against a President or statewide officer, which charges must be tried by the senate.
The House of Representative
1000
The Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States was established in
1824
1000
The first state which implemented same-day registration in 1973
Maine
1000
An election when no candidate gets 50 percent plus one vote in the primary election.
Run-off elections
1000
In every state, crimes are put into distinct categories. The categories are usually ______ and ______
felony and misdemeanor
1100
This elected official serves at the official lawyer for the State of Texas
Texas Attorney-General
1100
Mexican General who defeated Texans at the Alamo
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
1100
This legislation primarily done in the Southern States is a direct out-of-pocket transaction to be able to vote
Poll taxes
1100
Texas uses 4 types of elections
Primary elections
Runoff elections
General Elections
Special Elections
1100
This landmark Supreme Court's 1963 ruling states that Constitution requires the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford lawyers themselves.
Gideon v. Wainwright
1200
It takes ___________members present in both chambers must vote to override a Governor's veto
two-thirds
1200
This is a battle cry that originated during the Texas Revolution and was later used by Americans during the Mexican-American War
Remember the Alamo
1200
The Act often referred to as Motor Voter, was enacted to expedite the registration process and make it as simple as possible for voters
National Voter Registration Act (1993),
1200
Running for office in Texas can be as easy as collecting one hundred _______ on a city election form or paying a registration fee of several thousand dollars to run for governor of a state.
Signatures
1200
the rules and regulations which govern transactions and grievances between individual citizens is_____
These acts concerns with actions which are dangerous or harmful to society as a whole
Civil Law
Criminal Law