US & TX Bill of Rights Comparison Review

The Legislative Branch has two houses known as the Senate and the House of Representatives. What word below means "to have two parts"?

• Amendment

• Bicameral

• Big Camel

The Texas Bill of Rights has 31 different rights listed. How many amendments does the US Bill of Rights list?

• 3

• 7

• 10

At around 80,000 words long, which Constitution is longest?

• US Constitution

• Texas Constitution

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between the US and Texas Constitutions?

• They both have a Bill of Rights

• They do not allow people to vote

• They both have three branches of government

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between the US and Texas Constitutions?

• They were written at the same time

• They both have a bicameral legislative branch (2 houses)

• They both limit the power of the government

The person is charge of the Executive Branch in the US government is called a President. What do we call the person in charge of the Texas Executive Branch?

• The Big Honcho

• Headmaster

• Governor

Both the US and Texas Constitutions have three different branches of government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial). What term below best describes this?

• Separation of Powers

• Individual Rights

• Bicameral

Both the US and Texas Constitutions have a Bill of Rights where parts of each were added or changed. What do we call changes made to a Constitution?

• Bicamerals

• Amendments

• Abolishes

Between the three branches in the US and Texas, what do we call the powers each branch has over one another to keep them from being too powerful?

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Inalienable and Individual

• Checks and Balances

Which word below refers to rights that can never be taken away from a person?

• Inalienable

• Enforce

• Unfathomable