Government Branches
What are the three Branches of Government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
What is the right that guarantees freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion?
1st amendment.
What are the 4 Regions of the State of Texas?
Great Plains, Mountains Basins, Central Plains, Costal Plains.
The exact position of a place on Earth, often stated in Latitude and longitude.
Absolute location
How many years do you have to live in states to be a U.S Senator?
9 years
What is the name given to the head judge on the supreme court?
Chief Justice.
What article tells us what the executive branch does?
Article II
1. Maps used to find locations.
2. Maps that show a specific topic, theme, or spatial distribution of an activity.
Reference map & Thematic map
Computer systems that gather, store, and organize geographic information.
Geographic Information systems
Per the Articles of Confederation who had more power the Federal government or the States & which states had more power BIG or Little states.
States had more power than the Federal government. The big states had more power than the little states.
Which Article dictates the roles of congress/ legislative branch?
Article I
Article II states the powers of the executive branch. True or false?
True
This area is known to have mountain ranges, dry and deserts. Who am I?
Mountains Basins.
What are the lines that measure north and south on a map? What are the lines that measure east and west on the map
Longitude and Latitude.
What are the two chambers congress is made of?
House and Senate.
What is the role/duty of each branch of government?
Legislate- make laws
Executive- enforce laws
Judicial- interpret laws. make sure something is constitutional or unconstitutional.
“The powers delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”. What amendment is this?
10th amendment
This area has mild rivers, forests, hills and it rains well. What region am I?
North Central Plains.
Artificial lakes that store water and are often used as a water source for towns and cities.
Reservoirs
A two thirds vote is needed to approve cabinet members in the senate. True or False?
false
How many years must you be a citizen in the U.S to be in the House of Representatives? How old must you be to a in the House of Resensitizes ?
7 years a citizen
25 years old
” Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” What amendment is this?
8th amendment.
This region is known to be swampy, wet and has a lot commercial shipping. What region am I?
Costal Plains.
Resources , such as trees, and wind that can be replaced by nature. EX:( water, lumber, plants, grass.)
Resource- Resources that can’t be replaced by nature. Ex: ( Fossil Fuels, coal, oil).
Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable resources
This region gets cold in the winter, hot in the summer, and is known to be the best place to grow crops.
Great plains.