The local government code contains
A) the password needed by county officials in case of a nuclear or other emergency. B) state laws about local governments. C) the names of all those who have been convicted or acquitted by the county commissioners court.. D) information about past elected officials. E) inform
Q. 2The legal right to adopt ordinances covering a wide array of subject areas is known as
A) constitutional ordinance-making authority. B) general ordinance-making authority. C) home rule authority. D) legal redistricting authority. E) home-rule incorporation
Q. 3Where is the authority of Texas county governments established?
A) The county government code B) The municipal government code C) Both the Texas Constitution and in Texas statutes D) Federal statutes E) The United States Constitution
Q. 4You were married in McLennan County, Texas and would like a copy of your marriage certificate. Which McLennan County official should you contact to obtain a replacement?
A) County sheriff B) County clerk C) Justice of the peace D) County tax assessor-collector E) District clerk
Q. 5In county government, which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the county commissioners court?
A) Setting the county budget
B) Setting county tax rates
C) Creating general ordinances for the county
D) Redistricting county commissioners' precincts following the report of the decennial U.S. Census E) Construction and maintenance of roads by the individual commissioners in the respective precincts
Q. 6The United States Supreme Court held, in Avery v. Midland County (1968), that
A) county commissioner precincts must be drawn to produce equal population districts.
B) the death penalty violated the Eighth Amendment of the U. S. Constitution.
C) the state of Texas must establish a public school system in all counties.
D) the citizens of Texas could sue the state and any of its agencies for redress against specific grievances.
E) public school financing in Texas was unconstitutional.
Q. 7The county judge in Texas not only sits as a member and chair of the county commissioners court and is considered the chief administrative officer of the county government, he or she also
A) is a sitting member of the court of appeals in the region in which the county is situated.
B) holds the judicial position of judge of the constitutional county court of that county.
C) holds the judicial position of judge of the county-court-at law (the statutory county court) of that county.
D) is empowered to sit on the bench of the criminal district court when the district judge for the court is absent.
E) is an ex officio member of the city council of the municipality in which the county seat is located.
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