State Government Answers

How are the federal executive branch and most state executive 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.

Which best explains why protecting public health is an important duty of state government?

Sanitation standards are part of a state’s responsibility to protect

States mainly raise revenue by

The branches of state government are established by

A state’s lieutenant governor

How are the federal legislative branch and most state legislative branches similar?

How are the federal judicial branch and most state judicial branches similar?

Which best explains how state legislative branches are structured?