TX - 9.1c - Executive and Judicial Branches

What is the main duty of the executive branch?

• it ENFORCES the laws
• it MAKES the laws
• it INTERPRETS the laws
• it REMOVES the laws

What are the two parts of the Legislative branch?

• the Senate and the House of Representatives

• the Judicials and the Executives

• the Police and the Firefighters

• the Lawyers and the Judges

What is the main duty of the legislative branch?

• it MAKES the laws
• it ENFORCES the laws
• it INTERPRETS the laws
• it REMOVES the laws

The concept of "popular sovereignty", where political power belongs to the people who vote for their leaders and representatives, is most closely related to which of these terms?

• republicanism

• dictatorship

• religious freedom

• civil law

A "sales tax" provides the largest source of income for...

• the government of Texas

• privately owned businesses

• police departments

• Taco Bell

Which of the following are services provided by a municipal [city or county] government?

• police
• firefighters
• trash collection
• ALL of these are correct

What type of tax is primarily used to pay for education in Texas?

• property tax
• education tax
• school tax
• learning tax

What is the name of the era of Texas history that you are currently learning about?

• Contemporary Texas
• Texas: Here and Now
• Daily Life in Texas
• Texas Today

"Federalism" is the sharing of powers between...

• the states and the national government.

• the governors of states and the mayors of cities.

• the business owners and their employees.

• the Social Studies teachers and their attentive students.

The protection of your rights [including your freedom of speech, press, and religion] are protected in...

• the U.S. Bill of Rights

• the Texas Bill of Rights

• BOTH the Texas Bill of Rights and U.S. Bill of Rights

• NEITHER the Texas Bill of Rights nor the U.S. Bill of Rights