Taxes
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Early U.S./Texas
U.S./Texas Regions
100
In Texas, Public education is funded by this type of tax
property tax
100
Which principle is reflected in the quote below,
"The political power in inherent in the people..."
Popular Sovereignty
100
This is the amount of witnesses needed to convict a person of treason
2
100
He is the Texas Senator shown below
Gregg Abbott
100
Most Puritans came to the Americas to escape persecution from which Mother Country?
England
100
This river marks the Southern boundary between Texas and Mexico
Rio Grande River
200
This type of tax applies to corporations based in Texas
Franchise tax
200
This amendment guarantees the protection of rights beyond those that are specifically listed in the Constitution
9th
200
This group decides the verdict in a felony case
Grand jury
200
How often is the governor of Texas elected?
Every 4 years
200
This system was Spain's primary method of colonization in Texas
Mission
200
This region of Texas includes Big Bend National Park
Mountains and Basins
300
This branch of government has the power to tax
Legislative Branch
300
This is the year the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
1791
300
A jury trial for a civil case is ensured by this amendment
7th
300
What office does this government official hold?
Governor
300
By the mid-1800s in the U.S., this region had a majority of the plantation economy
Southern region
300
This region of the United States industrialized during the mid 19th century
North
400
This war was fought due to "Taxation without Representation" in the English colonies
American Revolution
400
This principle ensure no one branch controls the government
Checks and Balances
400
Like the U.S. congress, the Texas legislative branch is ___________ or made up of two houses.
bicameral
400
He is the current Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Dan Patrick
400
This was the main cause of self government in the English colonies
Distance from England
400
Urbanization mostly effected this region of the United States
North
500
When counties raise money for the construction of projects community members vote on this
bond
500
This article of the Texas Constitution lists a Bill of Rights
Article 1-Bill of Rights Article 2- Separation of Powers Article 3- Legislative Powers
500
This principle allows the Supreme Court to check the Constitutionality of laws and government actions
Judicial Review
500
Who helped draft the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
500
These people worked years in a colony in exchange for travel to the new world
indentured servants
500
This massive oil field in Beaumont is recognized as the birthplace of the modern oil industry
Spindletop