3 Branches of Government
Texas History/Culture
County/voting/political Participation
Elections/Campaign
Criminal Justice/Civil Rights & Liberties
100
The 3 branches of government
Legislative
Executive
Judiciary
100
someone who brought settlers to the region in exchange for generous grants of land
empresario
100
A county's chief law enforcement officer
Sheriff
100
groups of people with similar interests who work together to create and implement policies
Political party
100
the delivery of justice to those who have committed crimes
Criminal Justice
200
The term for two legislative branch
Bi-Cameral
200
Their greatest source of discontent, though, was the Mexican government’s 1829 abolition of
Slavery
200
Whereas the federal government and state governments share power in countless ways, a local government must be granted power by the state
The State
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
An elected leader of a city who is granted almost total administrative authority with the power to appoint and dismiss department heads
Strong Mayor
300
The political party that dominate Texas today
Republican Party
300
The first stage of a criminal case is
Arrest
400
An official complete count of a population
Census
400
The First President of Texas
Sam Houston
400
The main source of revenue for school districts
Property Tax
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 amendment to the Constitution protects individuals against double jeopardy, a process that subjects a suspect to prosecution twice for the same criminal act.
Fifth Amendment
500
A constitution right to reject a decision or proposal by law-making body
Veto
500
What does this image portray? 
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
An election in which any registered voter can participate in the contest, regardless of party affiliation
Open Primary elections
500
The amendment that gives persons too poor to have an attorney appointed by the state to represent them in serious cases
Sixth amendment
600
The two highest courts of Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court
600
The year Texas declared its independence from Mexico.
1836
600
A county's custodian of records and documents, in charge of public records such as bonds, birth and death certificates, marriage licenses
County Clerk
600
Running for office in Texas can be as easy as collecting one hundred _________ on a city election form
Signatures
600
an agreement between the defendant and the prosecutor in which the defendant pleads guilty to the charge(s)
plea bargain
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 classifies offenses into two main categories:
Misdemeanors and Felonies
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
Latino voters are singled out to take a reading test in order to register to vote. Which federal civil rights law does this violate?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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
Moralistic
Individualist
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
Texas voters approved a state constitutional amendment in November, 2019, to prohibit the imposition of a ___ ___ tax
State income
1000
the powers of the Governor are limited and distributed amongst other government officials
Plural Executive
1000
Texas is the second most populous U.S. state, second only to
California
1000
The most common district in Texas is an
Independent School District
1000
An election which pits all candidates against each other, regardless of party affiliation.
Jungle Primary
1000
A crime which comes with life without parole or death penalty
Murder (capital Felony
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
_____ are created by their citizens, who apply for a charter to create one
Cities
1100
Texas uses 4 types of elections
Primary elections
Runoff elections
General Elections
Special Elections
1100
The Supreme Court Case which ruled that the 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
which state(s) allows convicted felons to vote?
Vermont
Maine
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
Female college students are not allowed to take chemistry classes at a public university. Which federal civil rights law does this violate?
Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972