Legislative
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Executive
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Officials 1
Government
Officials 2
100
a proposed law
What is a bill?
100
chief executive of the state
Who is the governor of Texas?
100
major crimes
What are felonies?
100
David J.H. Smith
Who is the mayor of Friendswood?
100
Wallace B. Jefferson
What is the name of the chief justice?
200
makes laws
What is a power of the Texas Legislative Branch?
200
Carries out the laws of the state
What is a power of the Executive Branch?
200
all
In criminal cases, how many jurors must agree on a verdict?
200
6
How many city council members are there?
200
Hope Andrade
What is the name of the Texas secretary of state?
300
26+
What is the age a Texas Senate has to be?
300
30+
What is the age you have to be a Governor of Texas?
300
interprets the law and resolve legal disputes
What is a power of the Texas Judicial Branch?
300
Home Rule City
What type of city is Friendswood?
300
47th governor of Texas
Who is Rick Perry?
400
4 years
How long is the Texas Senates term?
400
state's chief lawyer
What is attorney general?
400
hear civil and criminal cases and reach verdicts
What is Trial Courts?
400
Mike Jackson
What is the name of the Texas Senator for District 11?
400
John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison
What are the names of the two Texas U.S. Senators?
500
150
How many members does the Texas House of Representatives have?
500
handles matters that involve elections, keeps a file on the formal acts of the governor and legislature, and publishes state laws and grants charters to companies
What does the Secretary of State do?
500
hears appeals of civil and juvenile law cases from the lower courts
What does the Texas Supreme Court do?
500
Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Austin, Dallas, Texarkana, Amarillo, El Paso, Beaumont, Waco, Eastland, Tyler, Corpus Christi, and Edinburg
What are the 14 Texas cities that have appeals courts?
500
Cheryl E. Johnson
What is the name of the Galveston County tax assessor-collector?