History & Constitution
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Voting & Local Government
100
The political culture that allowed for slavery.
What is the traditionalistic political culture?
100
A legislature with two chambers.
What is a bicameral legislature?
100
The executive official in charge of public finance.
Who is the Comptroller of Public Accounts?
100
The type of jurisdiction a trial court has.
What is original jurisdiction?
100
A fee that many in Texas used to have to pay to vote.
What is a poll tax?
200
The fourth flag to fly over Texas.
What is the Republic of Texas?
200
The person currently holding an office.
What is an incumbent?
200
The executive official in charge of elections.
Who is the Secretary of State?
200
Besides Justice of the Peace, the other type of local courts.
What are Municipal Courts?
200
The official name of the "motor voter" law.
What is the National Voter Registration Act?
300
The first state-level constitution that was used to govern Texas.
What is the Constitution of Coahuila y Tejas?
300
The process of changing district boundaries.
What is redistricting?
300
When the governor asks individual senators what they think about a potential nominee for a position.
What is senatorial courtesy?
300
The primary method of selecting judges in Texas.
What are partisan elections?
300
Type of election used by some local governments in Texas to choose officials without regard to party.
What are nonpartisan elections?
400
The part of the US Constitution that says that my basic rights can't be taken away when I am in another state.
What is the "privileges and immunities" clause?
400
The role of representation in which a representative does what they think is best for their district.
What is the trustee role?
400
The number of House members that must agree to impeach the governor.
What is a majority?
400
The type of jury that can decide the final outcome of a case.
What is a petit jury?
400
The type of primary that excluded African-American voters.
What is a white primary?
500
The number of legislators that must approve of a proposal to amend the state constitution.
What is 2/3?
500
The legislative group that has the power to decide if a government agency is no longer necessary.
What is the Sunset Advisory Commission?
500
The military organization under the command of the governor.
What is the Texas National Guard?
500
The authority of higher appeals courts to choose which cases they will or will not hear.
What is discretionary review?
500
Type of city government that can pass any laws it deems necessary as long as they are not prohibited by state law.
What is a home-rule city?
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