1. State Government Review

2. 1 They establish the structure of state government Provide for local government Establish state agencies Regulate the raising and spending of money

3. 2 They are long, detailed, and all contain a bill of rights.

4. 3 Proposal by state legislature Ratification by popular vote

5. 4 Bicameral- legislature with two chambers Unicameral- legislature with one chamber

6. 5 Lower house is led by the Speaker of the House Upper house is led by the Lt. Governor

7. 6 Many are lawyers They serve part-time Are paid less than $20,000 a year Have another job or occupation

8. 7 Age and residency

9. 8 Governors can: Propose legislation Sign or veto bills Call special sessions

10. 9 More than one person is elected to an executive branch office. This limits the power of the governor.

11. 10 Retention Election Voters will vote yes or no to retain a judge

12. 11 State court systems contain: Minor Courts General Trial Courts Appeals Courts

13. 12 State courts interpret and apply state laws, they decide misdemeanor and felony cases

14. 13 Missouri Plan Independent Commission which screens applicants and recommends three to the governor. Governor appoints 1 as judge. Retention election by voters.

15. 14 A general sales tax is applied to a broad range of items A selective tax (excise tax) is placed on certain items for sale

16. 15 Progressive tax- tax rate increases as income increases Proportional tax- tax rate is the same for all levels of income

17. 16 Other sources of state revenues: Licenses and fees Lotteries

18. 17 Texas House of Representatives Members must be 21 years old 150 members and 2-year terms Texas Senate Members must be 26 years old 31 members and 4-year terms

19. 18 Partisan election –Candidates are identified with a political party label Non-Partisan election –Candidates are identified by name only

20. 19 Must be 30 years old Resident of Texas for 5 years U.S. citizen

21. 20 In Texas, we have two supreme courts; one for civil cases, one for criminal cases.

22. 21 True

23. 22 False, a coalition government is represented by several political parties

24. 23 Third party

25. 24 Primary General

26. 25 False, platform not plank

27. 26 Plank

28. 27 Yes on research and writing of bills, and providing information No, a lobbyist does not provide office staff and supplies

29. 28 True

30. 29 False, representative sample

31. 30 False, random sampling