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NAME CLASS DATE Section 1: Guided Reading and Review The Texas State Constitution CHAPTER 24 A. As You Read As you read Section 1, write the answers to the questions in the space provided. List the five main categories by which all State constitutions can be described. 1. ________________________________________________________________________________ basic principles 2. ________________________________________________________________________________ protections of civil rights 3. structure ________________________________________________________________________________ of State government 4. powers ________________________________________________________________________________ of the branches of State government 5. process ________________________________________________________________________________ of constitutional change Fill in the chart to explain the amendment process for State constitutions. Amendments can be proposed by: 6. constitutional ______________________________________________________ convention 7. legislature ______________________________________________________ 8. voters ______________________________________________________ Amendments can be ratified by: 9. vote ______________________________________________________ of the people © Pearson Education, Inc. 10. Explain the difference between statutory law and fundamental law. Statutory ______________________ laws are laws passed ________________________________________________________________________________ by the legislature. Fundamental laws are laws of basic and lasting importance. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ B. Reviewing Key Terms Explain each of the following key terms in the space provided. 11. popular sovereignty The ________________________________________________________________ people are the sole source of the government’s power. _ 12. limited government ________________________________________________________________ Powers given to the government are limited. _ 13. initiative process ________________________________________________________________________ by which voters sign a petition favoring a proposal _ Guided Reading and Review Chapter 24 107
NAME CLASS DATE CHAPTER 24 Section 2: Guided Reading and Review The Texas State Legislature A. As You Read As you read Section 2, write the answers to the questions on the lines provided. 1. What formal qualifications does the State of Texas set out for membership in the State legislature? age, ______________________________________________________________________ citizenship, residence ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the usual term for Texas State legislators? two ____________________________________ or four years ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What are eight of the most important legislative powers of the Texas State legislature? ______ ________________________________________________________________________________ tax, spend, borrow, police, establish courts, define crimes and provide for their punishment, regulate commercial ________________________________________________________________________________ activities, maintain public schools 4. Name three nonlegislative functions of the Texas State legislature. executive: approve governor’s __________ ________________________________________________________________________________ appointments; judicial: impeachment; constituent: constitution-making and amending ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How does the committee system in the Texas State legislature work? Laws are referred to _ ________________________________________________________________________________ committees for recommendation to full houses, similar to Congress. ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. From where do a large number of bills originate? ______________________________________ a wide variety of public and private sources ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ B. Reviewing Key Terms Define the following terms on the lines provided. 7. constituent power constitution-making ________________________________________________________________ power ________________________________________________________________________________ 8. police power State’s ____________________________________________________________________ power to protect and promote public health, safety, morals, and welfare ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. referendum process ______________________________________________________________________ by which a legislature sends bills to the electorate for approval ________________________________________________________________________________ © Pearson Education, Inc. 108 Chapter 24 Guided Reading and Review
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