Texas Government Concepts

In the Constitution of the Republic of Texas, who has the sole power of impeachment?

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Governor

• Judicial Branch

Chief executive officer in the State of Texas

• Governor

• Lieutenant Governor

• Secretary of State

• Attorney General

Principle of government reflected in the diagram

• Separation of power

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

• Judicial review

Modern invention that increased the flow of information

• The internet

• The telephone

• The post office

• The television

President of the United States who signed the Texas Admission Act, making Texas the 28th State in the United States

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Knox Polk

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

The New York Weekly publisher who moved us closer to the right of freedom of press by standing trial for printing criticism of the New York governor in 1735 is:

• John Peter Zenger

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• Alexander Hamilton

The Branches of the Texas Government: Legislative ---> Makes laws, Executive ---> Enforces laws, Judicial ---> Interprets laws

• Separation of power

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

• Judicial review

Command of the Texas Navy in 1841

• Edwin W. Moore

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• James Bowie

An amendment is a

• Change to the basic laws of a government

• A proposal for new legislation

• A temporary law enacted by the president

• A judicial review of existing laws

Which branch of the Texas government has the powers listed above?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• Administrative