Texas Government Test Review

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Determine if the following statement reflects the principle of checks and balances or individual rights: Each branch of the government has controls over the other two.

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Checks and Balances

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Determine if the following statement reflects the principle of checks and balances or individual rights: Personal freedoms are guaranteed in the Texas Constitution.

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Individual Rights

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Determine if the following statement reflects the principle of checks and balances or individual rights: Texas House of Representatives can impeach any executive officer of the state.

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Checks and Balances

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Determine if the following statement reflects the principle of checks and balances or individual rights: Due process and equal protection are guaranteed to all citizens.

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Individual Rights

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Which phrase BEST represents the United States principle of republicanism? Options: The election of congressional representatives to carry out the will of the people., The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions., The division of power between the federal government and state governments., The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional.

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The election of congressional representatives to carry out the will of the people.

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The ______ principle of U.S. government is most clearly reflected in the amendment above.

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Federalism

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Which of the following statements best describes a similarity between the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution regarding their Bill of Rights? Both the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution require a religious test for holding public office, Both the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution protect the freedom of speech and the press, The Texas Constitution allows the establishment of a state religion, while the U.S. Constitution prohibits it., The U.S. Constitution guarantees protection from unreasonable searches and seizures, but the Texas Constitution does not mention this right.

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Both the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution protect the freedom of speech and the press.

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Which of the following is one way the Texas Constitution differs from the U.S. Constitution? Texas Constitution gives the governor more power than the president. Texas Constitution gives the governor less power than the president. Texas Constitution restricts the governor to serving a shorter term than the president. Texas Constitution requires the governor be a native Texan.

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Texas Constitution gives the governor less power than the president.