Misc.
What keeps any one branch from becoming too powerful? Keeps the three branches' power limited?
Checks and Balances
The executive branch is headed by _____ and has ____ other elected offices
The Governor of Texas; 5
The legislative branch is made up of ______
The Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate
The judicial branch is made up of
the court systems of Texas
Became the 36th President of the United States after JFK was assassinated.
Known for "Great Society" legislation
Lyndon B. Johnson
What was written on March 2 during the Convention of 1836?
Texas Declaration of Independence
Unlike the fedeal government, the Texas executive branch does not have a ____
cabinet
The Texas House of Representatives is led by ___
the Speaker of the House
How many levels of courts are there?
5
First African-American to be a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court
Wallace Jefferson
What document descibes the formation and job of the Texas government?
The Texas Constitution
Who else does the governor nominate?
Secretary of State
The Texas House of Representatives meet ____
for 140 days every two years
What is the court that is on the first level of the order?
Municipal Courts and Justice of the Peace
Latino elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
Henry B. Gonzalez
The current Texas Constitution is the ___ constitution in Texas' history
7th
The Governor's power is limited by offices of which branch(es)?
executive branch and legistlative branch
The Texas Senate is led by ____
the Lieutenant Governor
What two courts share the top level of order in the judicial branch?
Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals
First female Governor of Texas
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
Name one person that contributed to writing the Texas Declaration of Independence.
George C. Childress
Edward Conrad
James Gaines
Bailey Hardeman
Collin McKinney
Who is our state governor?
Greg Abbott
When does the Texas Senate meet?
for 140 days every two years
What is the level of courts in order from bottom to top?
Municipal Courts and Justice of the Peace
County and Special Courts
District Courts
Court of Appeals
Texas Supreme Court & Court of Criminal Appeals
First African-American to be elected as a state senator in over a century.
First African-American woman from the south to be elected as a U.S. Senator
Barbara Jordan