Question 1

The most recent attempt to rewrite the Texas Constitution was in 1974.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are some of the key similarities and differences between the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

a. Functions of a state constitution: Le

Question 3

What stalled Texas's admission into the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  the insufficient number of people in Texas 
B)  Texas's overly large debt, which would have to be assumed by the federal government 
C)  that Texas would be a proslavery state 
D)  that foreign nations had refused to recognize an independent Texas 
A)  the insufficient number of people in Texas 
B)  Texas's overly large debt, which would have to be assumed by the federal government 
C)  that Texas would be a proslavery state 
D)  that foreign nations had refused to recognize an independent Texas

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

________ dominated the secession convention of 1861.

Accepted Answer

A)  Landowners and cattlemen 
B)  Lawyers and slaveholders 
C)  Supporters of Governor Sam Houston 
D)  Supporters of the Union 
A)  Landowners and cattlemen 
B)  Lawyers and slaveholders 
C)  Supporters of Governor Sam Houston 
D)  Supporters of the Union

Question 6

Which statement best describes the post-Civil War governorship of Edmund Davis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Davis was a Democratic Confederate sympathizer who frequently clashed with the federal Congress. 
B)  Davis tried to return Texas to independence rather than reenter the Union after the Civil War. 
C)  Davis was a Republican who used the centralized powers of the governorship to maintain control over his regime. 
D)  Davis sought to decentralize government in Texas, moving toward a policy of home rule. 
A)  Davis was a Democratic Confederate sympathizer who frequently clashed with the federal Congress. 
B)  Davis tried to return Texas to independence rather than reenter the Union after the Civil War. 
C)  Davis was a Republican who used the centralized powers of the governorship to maintain control over his regime. 
D)  Davis sought to decentralize government in Texas, moving toward a policy of home rule.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The most recent attempt to rewrite the Texas Constitution was in 1974.

What are some of the key similarities and differences between the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution?

What stalled Texas's admission into the United States?

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

________ dominated the secession convention of 1861.

Which statement best describes the post-Civil War governorship of Edmund Davis?

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

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Exam 2: The Texas Constitution

The most recent attempt to rewrite the Texas Constitution was in 1974.

What are some of the key similarities and differences between the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution?

What stalled Texas's admission into the United States?

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

________ dominated the secession convention of 1861.

Which statement best describes the post-Civil War governorship of Edmund Davis?

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

The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas

Texas in the Federal System

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Interest Groups and Lobbying

The Legislature

The Executive Branch

The Judiciary

Local Government

Public Finance

Public Policy

Crime and Corrections Policy

Building the Future: Public Policies for a Changing Texas

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