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Texas History - Unit 10 - Review Game 2
Test Description: Handbook of Texas
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The separation of powers in the constitution is designed to ...
A
make sure that no branch becomes too powerful.
B
maximize the powers of each individual branch of government.
C
make specific agencies responsible for specific tasks.
D
ensure that voters know which party to vote for.
2) The constitution of Texas was originally designed to ...
A
help keep the peace on the frontier.
B
enhance the right of Texas to pass necessary laws.
C
limit the power of government.
D
control the behavior of citizens.
3) A proposed law goes to a conference committee when ...
A
neither house really wants to pass it.
B
the governor has vetoed it.
C
there is a requirement for funding.
D
differences between versions of the bill must be worked out.
4) Most of the constitutional limits on state power are there ...
A
to protect individual rights.
B
in order to balance the budget.
C
to protect local sovereignty.
D
because otherwise taxes would be too high.
5) The largest expenditure of state funds is for ...
A
highway and bridge construction and repair.
B
protection of the border region.
C
police and fire safety programs all over the state.
D
health and human services and education.
6) Which term means a statement of political goals of a political party?
A
commission plan
B
referendum
C
platform
D
lobby
7) Which of the following means a government's right to claim privately owned land for public use?
A
eminent domain
B
special districts
C
commission plan
D
political action committees
8) Which term means a type of local government formed to meet a specific purpose, often providing services not offered by other governments?
A
due process
B
commissioners' court
C
precincts
D
special districts
9) Which term means to try to persuade government officials about an issue?
A
due process
B
lobby
C
interest groups
D
referendum
10) Which term means a plan in which a panel of elected officials is in charge of city services?
A
commission plan
B
due process
C
political action committees
D
commissioners' court
11) Which term means groups that raise and spend money for a candidate?
A
interest groups
B
political action committees
C
precincts
D
due process
12) Which term means county subdivisions?
A
runoff election
B
precincts
C
referendum
D
commissioners' court
13) Which term means people united by a common cause that try to affect government policy?
A
interest groups
B
due process
C
runoff election
D
referendum
14) Which term means legal steps that a government must follow before taking someone's property or punishing a person?
A
commissioners' court
B
runoff election
C
referendum
D
due process
15) Which term means a panel of elected officials that governs a county in Texas?
A
referendum
B
commissioners' court
C
runoff election
D
municipal government
16) Each Texas county is divided into 4 precincts.
A
false
B
true
17) Only the larger cities are governed by a commissioners' court.
A
true
B
false
18) Local government in Texas includes county and municipal governments and special districts.
A
true
B
false
19) The Bill of Rights in the Texas constitution protects individual rights.
A
true
B
false
20) It is only when exercising eminent domain that the state does not have to pay for taking private property.
A
true
B
false
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