Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Declaration of Independence
A document that is used to separate a country from another
country.
EXAMPLE: Texas from Mexico,
the U.S.A. from the U.K.
Constitution
A document that lists and divides the powers of Government.
EXAMPLE: Texas Constitution of 1845, US Constitution
Bill of Rights
An addition to the Constitution that list the rights of the
people.
EXAMPLE: First 10 Amendments to the US Constitution
The Constitution
Sets forth
responsibilities of the
government
Places limits on the
governments powers
Explains what a
government can do and
cannot do.
It divides the federal
government into three
branches (or parts)
So the Power of
Government is
divided!!!
The
Legislative
Branch
Voting Districts
Senate
House
Speaker of the
House
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What is a Constitution?
A Constitution is a set of
rules for a government
It must have three things to be a
constitution:
1) It must list rules on what a Government
can and cannot do
2) It must be divided in articles or sections
(parts)
3) It must be for a Country or a State.
(Not just the U.S. but any country.)
The
Executive
Branch
David Dewhurst
Executive
Agencies
The
Judicial
Branch
The court system falls under the judicial branch
which interprets the law.
The Supreme Court is the highest court in
Texas
Texas has two Supreme Courts
TEXAS
SUPREME
COURT
COURT OF
CRIMINAL
APPEALS
Dallas, Texas
Court of Appeals
Below cases
the Supreme
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heard at
Courts
have the
the
countyyou
or district
court
but have
not been
Court
of Appeals
resolved.
There are 14 of these
courts in Texas
County Courts
County
Then
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appeals
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lower courts and handle
major misdemeanor
and civil cases.
Also hear cases
involving wills.
District Court
Try
most
felony
cases and
Next
is the
District
some major
Courts
misdemeanors.
Hear divorce cases,
election appeals, and
appeals involving wills.