The commissioners court acts as a legislature
A) with limited authority to approve the budget for all county operations.
B) to set the tax rate.
C) to pass ordinances on a narrow range of policies.
D) all of these choices are true.
D
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A constitution promotes _________if the general public agrees that the government has the right to govern its citizens
A) order B) authority C) legitimacy D) legality
The __________ is the site for the writing of the party platform every four years
a. national party convention b. the states' nominating conventions c. November elections– d. state primaries
The Texas Supreme Court ruling in the 1998 Operation Rescue-National v. Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas, Inc. __________.
A. overturned the state law prohibiting state funds from being used for medically necessary abortions B. defined life as beginning at conception, thereby making abortion subject to criminal prosecution as murder C. upheld restrictions of a lower court on demonstrations near abortion clinics and the homes of doctors who performed abortions D. overturned a series of restrictions (including "informed consent" and parental approval for minors) on abortions enacted by the state legislature
Which of the following district court expenses does the state fund?
A. the courts' operating expenses B. district judges' base salaries C. supplements to district judges' salaries D. maintenance of district courtrooms