A state’s lieutenant governor
Which establishes the duties and responsibilities of state government?
Which best explains how state legislative branches are structured?
Which is the most likely way that a governor would raise revenue for a new state education program?
A state’s executive branch generally includes
States mainly raise revenue by
The term revenue refers to
Which two types of courts are found in a state’s judicial branch?
In the federal government, the secretary of state is primarily a diplomat and often interacts with other countries. How is a secretary of state’s job different at the state level?
Which best explains why state governments are better able to focus on the needs of their citizens than the federal government?
A state’s legislative branch
How are the federal legislative branch and most state legislative branches similar?
Which is generally true of the lower house in a state legislative branch?
The upper house of a state legislature is usually called
A type of infrastructure that state governments maintain is
How are the federal judicial branch and most state judicial branches similar?
Read the excerpt from Article 5 of the Texas Constitution.Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT; JUSTICES . . . (b) No person shall be eligible to serve in the office of Chief Justice or Justice of the Supreme Court unless the person is licensed to practice law in this state and is, at the time of election, a citizen of the United States and of this state, and has attained the age of thirty-five years, and has been a practicing lawyer, or a lawyer and judge of a court of record together at least ten years.(c) Said Justices shall be elected (three of them each two years) by the qualified voters of the state at a general election; shall hold their offices six years; and shall each receive such compensation as shall be provided by law.Sec. 28. VACANCY IN JUDICIAL OFFICE. (a) A vacancy in the office of Chief Justice, Justice, or Judge of the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court of Appeals, or the District Courts shall be filled by the Governor until the next succeeding General Election for state officers, and at that election the voters shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
In terms of education, state governments are responsible for
State governments are required to
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