Question 1

to give independence to the judiciary by making all judges appointed instead of elected

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Which of the following was NOT a goal for those writing the Texas Constitution of 1876?

Question 2

True

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The current Texas Constitution has been amended more than 400 times.

Question 3

Since independence from Mexico, Texas has had a bicameral legislature.

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Which statement best describes the structure of the Texas legislature?

Question 4

True

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The drive to rewrite the Texas Constitution grew out of a major stock fraud that broke in the early 1970s involving the Sharpstown State Bankers Life Insurance Corporation.

Question 5

True

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The Texas Constitution became a place where special interests could seek to promote and protect their own agendas.

Question 6

False

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The state of Texas has had three constitutions in the course of its history.

Question 7

False

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There have been no serious attempts in recent years to change the Texas Constitution.

Question 8

The amount of power the national government has exercised has grown over the last 200 years as a result of the necessary and proper clause.

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Which is a true statement about the powers of the national government?

Question 9

supremacy clause.

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Article VI of the U.S. Constitution contains the

Question 10

True

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One of the major issues of the Civil War was how the federal system was to be understood.

Question 11

The Texas Constitution grants Texans rights that are not found in the U.S. Constitution.

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What is the major difference between the bill of rights in the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Bill of Rights?

Question 12

1836; 1845

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Texas became an independent republic in ________ and became part of the United States in ________.

Question 13

a long, complex, and detailed document.

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The Texas Constitution is

Question 14

False

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Under the Texas Constitution, it is unconstitutional to impeach elected officeholders.

Question 15

17

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In addition to the preamble and appendix, how many articles are contained in the Texas Constitution?

Question 16

False

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The first federal constitution that Texas operated under was the British constitution.

Question 17

Davis was a Republican who used the centralized powers of the governorship to maintain control over his regime.

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Which statement best describes the post-Civil War governorship of E. J. Davis?

Question 18

True

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There are rights guaranteed to Texans in Article 1 of the Texas Constitution that go far beyond those of the U.S. Constitution.

Question 19

the necessity of strong limitations on the authority of state officials

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Which principle of government is the key to understanding the drafting of the Texas Constitution of 1876?

Question 20

a two-thirds vote in both houses of the state legislature and a majority vote from the voters of Texas

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The Texas Constitution requires which of the following for amendment?

Question 21

False

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The Texas Constitution created a unicameral legislature.

Question 22

the right to employment

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Which of the following is NOT found in the Texas bill of rights?

Question 23

True

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The Texas Constitution created a plural executive, consisting of multiple elected executive officers.

Question 24

True

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The current Texas Constitution has been amended more than 400 times.

Question 25

True

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One of the most important differences between the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution is the need for voter approval for amendments to the Texas Constitution to take effect.

Question 26

True

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The Texas Constitution creates two top appellate courts, one for civil cases and one for criminal cases.

Question 27

Spain; Napoleonic Wars

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The Mexican War of Independence against ________ grew out of the ________.

Question 28

False

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The Texas Constitution makes no requirements for the establishment and upkeep of a public school system.

Question 29

1. to ensure the safety of its citizens by building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border2. to concentrate power in the executive branch3. to forbid certain government actions by establishing civil liberties

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Which of the following is a function of a state constitution?

Question 30

7

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Which article of the Texas Constitution discusses free public education?

Question 31

with the election of governor Richard Coke in 1873.

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The domination of Texas politics by Republicans after the Civil War ended

Question 32

that Texas would be a proslavery state.

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The main problem that stalled the admission of Texas into the United States was

Question 33

True

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One of the major issues of the Civil War was how the federal system was to be understood.

Question 34

The House of Representatives has the power to impeach, while the Senate has the power to try and convict.

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Under the Texas Constitution, who has the power of impeachment?

Question 35

True

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The Constitution of 1866 granted the governor a line-item veto on appropriations.

Question 36

Lawyers and slaveholders

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________ dominated the secession convention of 1861.

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