Events in the 21st Century
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, beginning in 2012 and mandated for all Texas students.
What is STAAR?
Type of music formed from a blend German and Czech settlers and Mexican music.
What is Tejano music?
Foundation for any democratic society.
Commander-in-chief of Texas military forces
Who is the governor of Texas?
Space shuttle disaster in 2003.
Pen name used by authors to hide his or her true identity and name.
What is a pseudonym?
Executive Branch
Which branch of government enforces the law?
Introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
Longest serving governor of Texas.
Who is Rick Perry?
The set of stories passed down from one generation to the next about the traditions and customs of a people.
What is folklore?
Interprets the law
What is the Judicial Branch?
Division of responsibilities among the three branches of government.
What is the separation of powers?
A proposed superhighway across Texas to accommodate cars, trains, buses, and more to ease traffic and increase efficiency.
What is the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC)?
Define each type of literature:
Southern
Urban
Western
Tejano
Southern: Stories about life on farms and plantations of Texas
Urban: Stories about life in cities in Texas
Western: Stories about cowboys and life in West Texas
Tejano: Stories about Mexican Americans or written by Mexican Americans
Makes the law
What is the Legislative Branch?
Concept of each branch of government checking the power of the other.
What is checks and balances?
Natural disasters which struck Texas in the 2000's.
What is Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, and Rita?
A form of music that arose from the spirituals and work songs of African-Americans and is usually about sadness, despair, and unhappy times.
What are the blues?
Statement of fundamental rights given to all citizens written in the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Upper House in Legislative Branch in Texas.
What is the Texas Senate?