In Texas, What Is the Name of the Officer Who

question 4

Multiple Choice

In Texas, what is the name of the officer who presides over the county commissioners' court?

• A) county judge
• B) executive commissioner
• C) justice of the peace
• D) sheriff
• E) constable

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Definitions:

Jamestown

The initial enduring settlement by the English in North America, founded in Virginia during the year 1607.

Headright System

A land grant policy that was used during the colonization of America, offering settlers a certain amount of land for each individual they brought over to the New World.

House of Burgesses

The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America, established by the Virginia Company in 1619.

Indentured Servitude

A labor system where people paid for their passage to the New World by working for an employer for a certain number of years.