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Exam 4: Texas Today Flashcards

1
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How many articles are within the Texas Constitution?

A

17 articles

was bigger than the US constitution when it was first established

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What did Article I of the Texas Constitution establish?

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the Bill of Rights: embodies the US BOR

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What did Article II of the Texas Constitution establish?

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Powers of Government: the idea of separation of powers and check and balances

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4
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What did Article III of the Texas Constitution establish?

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the Legislative branch

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What did Article IV of the Texas Constitution establish?

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The Executive Department

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T/F: the texas constitution also contains amendments.

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FALSE the bill of rights in the Texas constitution are listed in an ARTICLE, not as amendments

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What is the difference between the US BOR and the Texas BOR?

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The Texas BOR has a section on the rights for criminal victims and on Monopoly

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What is Monopoly?

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were one or a few business dominate the field

example: Amazon

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What is the longest article in the constitution?

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Article III: legislative branch

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10
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Was was established in Article III, legislative branch of the Texas Constitution?

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  1. contains a house and senate
  2. role is to make laws for the State of Texas
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How many members are within the Texas Senate?

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31 members
- odd number to prevent a tie

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12
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who leads the Texas Senate?

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the Lieutenant governor

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What is the eligibility of the Texas Senate?

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  • 4 year term (no term limit)
  • 25 years old +
  • 5 yr citizenship of TX (still has to be a US citizen)
  • 1 year citizen of district
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14
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what is a district?

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the area that you live in

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15
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what is the total number of members that the Texas House can have?

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150 members
(no more than 150 members)

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16
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who leads the Texas House of Representatives?

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led by the speaker of the house

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17
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What are the eligibility of the texas House?

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  • 21 years old +
  • 2 yrs citizenship of TX
  • 1 yr citizen of district
  • 2 year terms
    (no term limit)
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18
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What did Article IV: executive department established?

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outline the Plural Executive the 7 positions that makeup the executive branch

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19
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eligibility/ rules for plural executive members

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  1. elected every 4 years
  2. no term limit
  3. paid positions
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what are the 7 Plural Executive Members?

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  1. Governor (chief executive)
  2. Lieutenant Governor
  3. Attorney General
  4. Comptroller (chief financial officer)
  5. General Land Commissioner
  6. Agriculture Commissioner
  7. Secretary of State
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21
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What is the eligibility of the governor?

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30 yrs +
US citizen
lived in TX for 5 yrs

elected every 4 years w/ no term limit

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22
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Who is the current governor of TX?

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Greg Abbott

23
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Who was the longest serving US governor in US history?

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Texas Senator Rick Perry

24
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how many years did Rick Perry serve?

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15 yrs

25
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T/F: the governor cannot be impeached.

A

FALSE
the governor CAN be impeached

26
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What type of powers does the Texas governor have?

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  1. legislative powers: can veto laws & work with member of congress. CANNOT write bills
  2. appointment powers
27
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What are some roles of the Lieutenant Governor?

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  1. presides over the Senate
  2. will replace governor if needed

(basically the VP of Texas)

28
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who is the current Lieutenant Governor

A

Dan Patrick

29
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What are some areas that the attorney general is involved in?

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  1. where TX sues the US or vice versa
  2. Oversees all State court related matters
  3. Launch all investigations on behalf of Texas
  4. Oversees all thing Child Custody
30
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who is the current attorney general

A

Ken Paxton

31
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Comptroller is also called the

A

chief financial officer

32
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what is the role of the Comptroller

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oversees the Texas Budget
* makes sure people are getting paid

(kinda like the Texas Treasury)

33
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Who is the current Comptroller

A

Glenn Hager

34
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What is the role of the General Land Commissioner

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oversees State assets and mineral rights

35
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what are state assets

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every the state of owns
* buildings, land, etc

36
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What are Mineral rights?

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the “underground” of TX
* drilling etc

37
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who is the current general land commissioner

A

Dr. Dawn Buckingham

38
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What are some roles of the Agriculture Commissioner?

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oversees Agriculture, consumer protection, and Economic Development

39
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what is consumer protection

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protection of people buying things

40
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what are some examples of consumer protection?

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  1. food scales in grocery stores
  2. credit card scammers
  3. oversees price gauging
41
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price gauging

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when they charge you more than what it should cost

42
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who is the current Agriculture Commissioner

A

Sid Miller

43
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T/F: the secretary of state is elected.

A

FALSE

the secretary of state is Appointed by the governor

44
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What are the roles of the secretary of state?

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  1. oversees all Texas Elections
  2. Public Filing
45
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who is the current Secretary of State?

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Jane Nelson

46
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How does the secretary of state oversee texas elections

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if someone wants to run in Texas they must first run it by the Secretary of state

check for voting fraud

47
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What is the role of public filing

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oversees anything dealing with documentation

  • birth and death certificates
  • business documentations
48
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What does Article V of the TX constitution establish?

A

the Judicial Department

49
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What does Article VI of the TX constitution establish?

A

Suffrage

50
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What does Article VII of the TX constitution establish?

A

Education

51
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What does Article XV of the TX constitution establish?

A

XV = 15
Impeachment

52
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what is the Difference b/w US impeachment and Texas Impeachment

A

If the house votes to impeach that member is suspended until the senate votes

53
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What is the process of impeachment

A

Texas House
1) Investigate the crime
2) Vote to officially impeach
a) Impeach –> officially recognize that a high crime or misdemeanor has taken place

Senate
□ Role: determine if the member should be removed
□ Has a trail

Texas Supreme court justice = judge; oversees the trail
Senate = Jury
Texas congressional members = prosecution
Accused = defense

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