SS 2nd Nine Weeks Test Review

1) Which of the following is one reason the explorers came to Texas? (4.2A)

• gold and silver

• meet Native Americans

• sail on a ship

• none of the above

Which area did Cabeza de Vaca explore? (4.2B)

• The Panhandle of Texas

• Across Texas

• Georgia

• Oklahoma

Columbus went on his first voyage hoping to find _________________.

• North America

• China

• Japan

• England

Columbus was considered a failure because _______________________.

• He died on one of his voyages

• He was a mean captain

• He never reached China.

• He enslaved the Taino people.

Texas has _____ branches of government.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The job of the Executive Branch is to ___________.

• Enforce the laws

• Make the laws

• Judge the laws

• Create a billa

The head of the Executive Branch in the state of Texas is the ______________.

• Representative

• Governor

• Congressman

• Judge

The _________________ Branch is made up of two parts – the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. (

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Texas Court of Appeals

The Judicial Branch has two high courts in the state of Texas. These are called the _________________ and __________________.

• Civil Court; Criminal Court

• Supreme Court; Low Court

• High Court; Low Court

• Texas Supreme Court; Texas Court of Appeals

Which of the following will NOT cause a bill to not become a law?

• Die in committee

• Vetoed by the Governor

• Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional

• The bill passes both houses.