Government
I am the head of the Executive branch of STATE government.
Who is the governor?
This is a plan for spending money.
What is a budget?
The writers of the Texas Constitution included this to protect the rights of citizens.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Jury duty, voting and being informed
What are civic duties?
This branch of government is responsible for determining if a law is constitutional.
What is the judicial branch?
Changes that are made to our laws.
What is an amendment?
This document explains the government of the state of Texas
What is the Texas Constitution?
I am in charge of running the municipal district or city.
What is a mayor?
Name the levels of government.
What is federal, state and local?
Government spending does not exceed revenue.
What is a balanced budget?
Texas had to create a new state constitution to do this.
What is fully join the United States?
This is a responsibility that allows you to elect representatives.
What is voting?
Two levels of the local government
What are county and municipal?
Money spent
What is an expenditure?
Basic liberties or the rights of all citizens guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
What are individual rights?
Freedom of Religion, freedom of speech, owning weapons
What are rights?
Property taxes, sales taxes and bonds
What are sources of revenue?
Money earned
What is revenue?
Two rights the new state Constitution protected
What are protecting land and the right to own slaves?
This allows you to know how to vote and understand current events of the state.
What is being informed?
What is the federal level of government?
Power is divided and shared between national and state levels.
What is federalism?
Like the United States Constitution, the Texas Constitution explains this concept of government.
What are the three branches of government?
Texas became the 28th state in this year.
What is 1845?