State Government Answers

Which is generally true of the lower house in a state legislative branch?

A state’s legislative branch

The branches of state government are established by

A state’s executive branch generally includes

In a state’s judicial branch, the supreme court hears appeals

A state’s lieutenant governor

Which two types of courts are found in a state’s judicial branch?

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

States mainly raise revenue by

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.