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Texas Government A Condensed Version
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3 Branches of Government 1.Legislative: makes laws 2.Executive: governor and lieutenant governor 3.Judicial: court system (judges)
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Facts 1.The highest ranking official in Texas is the Governor 2.The 2 nd highest ranking official in Texas is the Lieutenant Governor 3.The Constitution that Texas uses today is the Constitution of 1876 4.How does the constitution stay current? Amendments
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Facts, con’t 1.Texas law makers meet every 2 years 2.The law makers can only meet for 140 days 3.If something important that comes up, the governor can call a Special Session 4.Texas must operate on a Balanced Budget
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Facts, con’t 1.Balanced Budget: Texas won’t spend more than it makes in Taxes (no debt) 2.Deficit: debt; spend more than comes in 3.Popular Sovereignty: government ruled by the people
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Facts, con’t 1.About 50% of Texas money comes from taxes 2.Largest tax in Texas is the sales tax 3.The 2 nd largest source of money in Texas comes from the US Government
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