Who has responsibility for enforcing the law and keeping the peace in each county?

Who has responsibility for enforcing the law and keeping the peace in each county?
 
  A) county sheriff
  B) county judge
  C) justice of the peace
  D) county court of law judge

 Q. 2

The first plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention was the ________, which called for three branches of government and a bicameral legislature, with membership in each house proportional to each state's population.
 
  A) 3/5 Compromise
  B) Virginia Plan
  C) New Jersey Plan
  D) Connecticut Compromise
  E) Great Compromise

 Q. 3

In the 50 Texas counties with no county attorney, this function is performed by
 
  A) a resident district attorney.
  B) a deputy assigned by the attorney general.
  C) the county sheriff.
  D) the county auditor.

 Q. 4

The delegates in attendance at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia were united by the concern that
 
  A) the national government had assumed too much power over the states.
  B) the nation needed a stronger national government.
  C) the native Americans were not receiving adequate protection.
  D) the national government had too much authority over the economy.
  E) slavery needed to be abolished nationwide.

 Q. 5

Which county official represents the state in civil and criminal cases and provides legal advice to county officials?
 
  A) county attorney
  B) attorney general
  C) county judge
  D) county commissioner

 Q. 6

Which of the 13 original states was so opposed to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 that it refused to send a delegate, and the U.S. Constitution was written without its participation?
 
  A) New York
  B) Virginia
  C) Pennsylvania
  D) Rhode Island
  E) California

 Q. 7

Which elected county official has both administrative responsibility for most county agencies and presides over the commissioners court?
 
  A) county clerk
  B) county court of law judge
  C) county judge
  D) county sheriff

 Q. 8

In February 1787, Congress endorsed the call for a convention to serve the purpose of
 
  A) drafting amendments to the Articles of Confederation.
  B) dissolving the Articles of Confederation.
  C) declaring independence from England and King George III.
  D) drafting a declaration of war against Great Britain.
  E) drafting a new constitution for the United States.