Government & Important Documents of Texas

How many branches of Government does Texas have?

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 2

The executive branch is headed by the ______ and has ___ other elected offices.

• - Principal

  - 6

• - Attorney General

  - 2

• - Governor

  - 5

• - Judge

  - 3

The ______ branch is made up of the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

The _____ branch is made up of the court systems of Texas.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Which branch makes the LAWS?

Which branch ENFORCES the laws?

Which branch INTERPRETS the laws?

The Texas Declaration of Independence was written overnight on...

• July 4th 1836

• September 17th 1876

• May 12th 1868

• March 2nd 1836

What does the Texas Constitution describe?

• the structure of the United States

• the formation and job of the Texas government

The names of BOTH important documents of Texas are: _____ and _____