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