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Bicameral
What type of legislature is the Texas Legislature?
100
Carries out the laws
What does the Executive Branch do?
100
Interprets laws and resolves legal disputes
What does the judicial branch do?
100
Rick Perry
Who is the Texas governor?
100
Greg Abbott
Who is the Texas Attorney General?
200
Makes laws
What does the Texas legislative branch do?
200
line-item veto
What is the power to veto parts of a bill and approve others?
200
Criminal laws
What protect people and maintain order?
200
David J. H. Smith
Who is the mayor of Friendswood?
200
Susan Combs
Who is the Texas Comptroller?
300
4 years
How long is a Texas senator's term?
300
4 years
How long is the Texas governor's term?
300
Petit jury
What is a jury that sits at civil and criminal trials?
300
Freddie Poor
Who is the Galveston County sheriff?
300
John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison
Who are the Texas U.S. Senators?
400
21+
How old do you have to be to become a Texas representative?
400
Attorney General
Who is the state of Texas's chief lawyer?
400
Voir dire
What is a preliminary examination of prospective jurors or witnesses under oath to determine their competence or suitability?
400
Joe Straus
Who is the Texas Speaker of the House?
400
Ron Paul
Who is the Texas U.S. Representative for District 14?
500
Lieutenant Governor
Who is the leader of the Texas Senate?
500
Comptroller
Who is the state of Texas's chief tax collector?
500
All
How many jurors in criminal cases must agree on a verdict?
500
David Dewhurst
Who is the Texas Lieutenant Governor?
500
Mark Henry
Who is the county judge of Galveston County?