Gov. Semester Exam REVIEW-Part 2- Coach Sellers 2020

Which fundamental principle of government is necessary for the protection of individual rights?

• respecting the rule of law

• providing for a common defense

• establishing majority rule

To override a Presidential veto, you must have a ______ vote or greater from the House and Senate.

• 51%

• 2/3

• 75%

In order to vote in Texas, you must have

• a valid Drivers License

• evidence you paid your taxes

• proof of identification

Vice President----Speaker of the House----President pro tempore of the Senate----Secretary of State

• order of the succession of the President

• members of the Executive branch

• signatures needed for a bill to become a law

Examples of a CIVIL court case are

• criminal charges

• divorce, contract dispute, or child custody

• traffic tickets

Which group has the power to "advise and consent" on some executive decisions? (hint: a reason why they are called the Upper House)

• House of Representatives

• Senate

The Bill of Rights being adopted showed that the Founding Fathers valued

• federalism

• individual rights

• separation of powers

Which rights are described in the TEXAS Constitution but not in the U.S. Constitution?

• freedom of speech

• rights of crime victims

• rights of the accused

In a Constitutional Republic (our system), authority is in the hands of _________________.

• kings

• political parties

• representatives

TRUE or FALSE: The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowed the federal government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights.

• TRUE

• FALSE