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How State & Local Government Works

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  • How many members of the state legislature are there?
    181
  • What is the document that defines how the local branches of government work together?
    City Charter
  • Who does the local government serve?
    a city or town
  • How many branches of government are there?
    3
  • Who runs the local government?
    the Mayor
  • How does the mayor get their job?
    They are elected
  • What is Texas’s government modeled after?
    US National Government
  • How are most state government leaders chosen?
    They are elected
  • Who is the head of the executive branch of the state?
    The Governor
  • Which is something the local government does NOT do?
    Run a country or any other non local thing
  • How long is the term of a Texas Supreme Court Justice?
    6 years