Texas Government Vocabulary Builder worksheet with fill-in-the-blank sentences and a word bank.

Let’s go through the worksheet step by step.

We are given a list of vocabulary terms and need to fill in blanks in sentences about Texas Government.

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Sentence 1:
> The Texas Constitution reflects the principle of (1) ________________, which gives each branch of government the ability to limit the power of the other branches.

This is describing checks and balances — that’s when each branch can stop or “check” the others from becoming too powerful.

✔ So, (1) = checks and balances

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Sentence 2:
> Another principle the Texas Constitution reflects is (2) ________________, which recognizes people’s fundamental rights.

This is talking about protecting basic human rights — that’s individual rights.

✔ So, (2) = individual rights

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Sentence 3:
> The (3) ________________ is a section in the Texas Constitution that protects individual freedoms.

In the Texas Constitution, the part that lists individual freedoms is called the Bill of Rights (just like in the U.S. Constitution).

✔ So, (3) = Bill of Rights

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Sentence 4:
> The Texas legislature is (4) ________________, which means the legislature has two houses, or chambers.

Two houses = bicameral (bi = two, cameral = chambers).

✔ So, (4) = bicameral

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Sentence 5:
> Each member of the legislature represents a (5) ________________.

Legislators represent specific geographic areas called districts.

✔ So, (5) = district

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Sentence 6:
> Lawmakers develop the yearly (6) ________________, the government’s plan for revenue and spending.

That’s the budget — it’s how the government plans to collect and spend money.

✔ So, (6) = budget

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Sentence 7:
> The legislature meets in a (7) ________________ only in odd numbered years.

Regular meetings happen every year, but the main one is called the regular session, and in Texas, it’s held in odd-numbered years.

✔ So, (7) = regular session

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Sentence 8:
> The legislature can (8) ________________ state officials for certain crimes.

To formally charge someone with a crime while in office = impeach

✔ So, (8) = impeach

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Sentence 9:
> The governor of Texas has a (9) ________________ over spending bills passed by the legislature.

The governor can reject specific parts of a spending bill — that’s called a line-item veto.

✔ So, (9) = line-item veto

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Final Answer:
(1) checks and balances
(2) individual rights
(3) Bill of Rights
(4) bicameral
(5) district
(6) budget
(7) regular session
(8) impeach
(9) line-item veto