30.1 Daily Quiz Texas Government

Which branch of government can override a governor’s veto of a proposed law?

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• none of the above

How many times has there been an organized effort to replace the Texas

Constitution entirely?

• never

• 3 times

• 30 times

• 300 times

Since 1876 the Texas Constitution has been amended more than

• 27 times.

• 128 times.

• 355 times.

• 470 times.

Which of the following has the power to coin money?

• the federal government

• the state government

• both of the above

• neither of the above

Which of the following branches of government carries out the laws?

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• congressional branch

• judicial branch

What prevents one branch of government from controlling the entire government?

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• seperation of powers

Article II of the Texas Constitution divides state government into

• two branches

• three branches

• five branches

• six branches

Which of the following branches of government makes the laws?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Congressional Branch

• Judicial Branch

The current Texas Constitution is the ___constitution Texas has had as a

state.

• second

• fifth

• ninth

• thirteenth

According to the principle of popular sovereignty, all political power comes from

• the Federal Government

• the State Government

• the Local Government

• the People