Texas Government

The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to 

• to make the constitution more specific
• protect the rights of women
• give the government more power
• protect the basic rights of citizens

Powered that is shared between the national government and the states is

• Federalism
• Centralism
• Checks and Balances
• Bill of Rights

50 % of Texas Revenue comes from 

• lottery tickets and sales tax
• property tax and federal government
• federal government and sales tax
• lottery and federal government

What is the most important civic responsibility? 

• Serving on Juries
• Voting
• Having a job
• Following all laws

What is the highest level of court?

• Supreme Court
• Municipal Court
• County Court
• District Court

No Quartering of soldiers is 

• Amendment 3
• Amendment 8
• Amendment 10
• Amendment 4

The Texas Bill of Rights solely guarantees ______________ in the Texas Constitution.

• the freedom of speech
• the freedom from imprisonment for debt
• the right to a trial by jury
• the right to bear arms

What is the lowest level of court? 

• Supreme Court
• Municipal
• District
• County

Bicameral means

• 2 chambers or houses
• Senate
• 3 branches of government
• the president and the governor 

The Bill of Rights is the first ____ amendments of the Constitution.

• 8
• 10
• 16
• 28