Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Texas History - Unit 10 - Review Game 1
Test Description: Handbook of Texas
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which term means income?
A
felonies
B
revenue
C
civil law
D
grand jury
2) Which term means a bill that sets the amount of public money to be spent by the government?
A
checks and balances
B
federalism
C
override
D
appropriation bill
3) Which term means crimes such as robbery and murder?
A
expenditures
B
petit jury
C
felonies
D
grand jury
4) Which term means a system of law that relates to the punishment of those who commit illegal acts?
A
civil law
B
criminal law
C
grand jury
D
capitalism
5) Which term means a government system under which each branch is able to limit the power of the other branches?
A
federalism
B
capitalism
C
expenditures
D
checks and balances
6) Which term refers to a jury that determines whether a person accused of a felony should be indicted?
A
grand jury
B
tort
C
civil law
D
override
7) Which of the following terms means money spent by government?
A
capitalism
B
civil law
C
federalism
D
expenditures
8) Which term means a system that distributes power between a central government and many regional governments?
A
override
B
federalism
C
capitalism
D
tort
9) Which term refers to legislative power to reverse a veto of a bill?
A
tort
B
civil law
C
override
D
capitalism
10) Which of the following means a law relating to the rights or obligations of individuals?
A
civil law
B
tort
C
capitalism
D
judicial
11) Which branch of government passes laws?
A
executive
B
legislative
C
political action
D
judicial
12) Which branch of government carries out the law?
A
executive
B
political action
C
legislative
D
judicial
13) What action can governors take to prevent a bill from becoming law?
A
override
B
federalism
C
veto
D
capitalism
14) Which term means that power belongs to the people?
A
popular sovereignty
B
legislative power
C
bicameral legislature
D
capitalism
15) Which branch of government interprets laws?
A
political action
B
legislative
C
judicial
D
executive
16) Which of the following sets the state's budget, devoting much funding to education?
A
Texas constitution
B
Bill of Rights
C
legislature
D
executive branch
17) What is a bicameral legislature?
A
Deletes specific parts of budget bills
B
Composed of two houses
C
Protects local sovereignty
D
Composed of three houses
18) What action can a governor take regarding people convicted of crimes?
A
pardon
B
veto
C
sentence
D
referendum
19) What action can a governor take which allows deletion of specific parts of budget bills?
A
interpret laws
B
popular sovereignty
C
pardon
D
line item veto
20) What does the Texas constitution include that means a list of individual rights that the government must protect?
A
Balanced Budget
B
Bill of Rights
C
Separation of Powers
D
Preamble
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?