Question 1

What did the Court rule in Thelma White's 1955 lawsuit against the state of Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The state laws requiring segregation in higher education were invalid. 
B)  Texas could not secede from the Union. 
C)  Discriminatory sodomy laws were unconstitutional. 
D)  The exclusionary rule does not apply to Texas. 
E)  Same-sex marriage laws were unconstitutional in Texas. 
A)  The state laws requiring segregation in higher education were invalid. 
B)  Texas could not secede from the Union. 
C)  Discriminatory sodomy laws were unconstitutional. 
D)  The exclusionary rule does not apply to Texas. 
E)  Same-sex marriage laws were unconstitutional in Texas.

Question 2

Which of the following is responsible for ratifying proposed amendments to the state constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The legislature 
B)  The governor 
C)  Texas voters 
D)  County commissioners 
E)  The Texas Supreme Court 
A)  The legislature 
B)  The governor 
C)  Texas voters 
D)  County commissioners 
E)  The Texas Supreme Court

Question 3

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between state constitutions and the U.S.Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  State constitutions prevail over the U.S.Constitution. 
B)  The U.S.Constitution can be modified by changes in state constitutions and vice versa. 
C)  The U.S.Constitution prevails over state constitutions in all matters. 
D)  There is no relationship between the two because they are mutually exclusive. 
E)  The U.S.Constitution grants certain powers to the national government while reserving other powers to the states. 
A)  State constitutions prevail over the U.S.Constitution. 
B)  The U.S.Constitution can be modified by changes in state constitutions and vice versa. 
C)  The U.S.Constitution prevails over state constitutions in all matters. 
D)  There is no relationship between the two because they are mutually exclusive. 
E)  The U.S.Constitution grants certain powers to the national government while reserving other powers to the states.

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding the Texas Constitution is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It limits actions of the national government. 
B)  It outlines the structure of Texas's state government. 
C)  It authorizes the creation of cities and counties. 
D)  It establishes basic rules for state governance. 
E)  It allows Texas to secede from the Union. 
A)  It limits actions of the national government. 
B)  It outlines the structure of Texas's state government. 
C)  It authorizes the creation of cities and counties. 
D)  It establishes basic rules for state governance. 
E)  It allows Texas to secede from the Union.

Question 5

Trace the constitutional revision effort from 1971-1975.Pay particular attention to why the process failed.Does Texas need a new constitution? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The constitutional revision effort in Te

Question 6

Which term best describes the "necessary and proper" clause,found in Article I,Section 8 of the U.S.Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Delegated powers 
B)  Implied powers 
C)  Inherent powers 
D)  Reserved powers 
E)  Designated powers 
A)  Delegated powers 
B)  Implied powers 
C)  Inherent powers 
D)  Reserved powers 
E)  Designated powers

Question 7

What does the U.S.Constitution establish with regard to federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It codifies the reserved powers of the states. 
B)  It provides a specific list of state powers. 
C)  It leaves the reserved powers of the states undefined. 
D)  It specifies all reserved powers of the states. 
E)  It allows the states to establish powers of the federal government. 
A)  It codifies the reserved powers of the states. 
B)  It provides a specific list of state powers. 
C)  It leaves the reserved powers of the states undefined. 
D)  It specifies all reserved powers of the states. 
E)  It allows the states to establish powers of the federal government.

Question 8

What did the authors of the 1876 Texas Constitution do as part of their effort to dismantle the Reconstruction efforts of Governor E.J.Davis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ended segregation in Texas 
B)  Denied taxpayers the right to vote on judgeships 
C)  Reinstated racial segregation in public education 
D)  Allowed blacks to attend all white schools 
E)  Forced white employers to hire African American workers 
A)  Ended segregation in Texas 
B)  Denied taxpayers the right to vote on judgeships 
C)  Reinstated racial segregation in public education 
D)  Allowed blacks to attend all white schools 
E)  Forced white employers to hire African American workers

Question 9

What is the national supremacy clause? What other limitations does the U.S.Constitution place on states? Explain why you either agree or disagree with one of these limitations.

Accepted Answer

The national supremacy clause, also know

Question 10

Which of the following was the primary reason for the failure of the 1974 Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  The presence of strong political leadership 
B)  The governor's heavy-handed attempts at swaying convention attendees 
C)  Legislators who ignored their need to campaign for reelection 
D)  Lack of sufficient funds 
E)  Controversy surrounding "right-to-work" provisions 
A)  The presence of strong political leadership 
B)  The governor's heavy-handed attempts at swaying convention attendees 
C)  Legislators who ignored their need to campaign for reelection 
D)  Lack of sufficient funds 
E)  Controversy surrounding "right-to-work" provisions

Question 11

Which of the following statements regarding separation of powers is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept is not found in the Texas Constitution. 
B)  It requires Texas to have a bicameral legislature. 
C)  It places the lawmaking,law-enforcing,and law-adjudicating powers in separate branches of government. 
D)  The concept has been rejected by American constitutional theory. 
E)  It is expressly stated in Article I of the Texas Constitution. 
A)  The concept is not found in the Texas Constitution. 
B)  It requires Texas to have a bicameral legislature. 
C)  It places the lawmaking,law-enforcing,and law-adjudicating powers in separate branches of government. 
D)  The concept has been rejected by American constitutional theory. 
E)  It is expressly stated in Article I of the Texas Constitution.

Question 12

Describe the formal amendment process for the Texas Constitution in comparison to the national Constitution and those of other states and explain why the Texas Constitution has been amended so many times.Provide examples of issues for which the state constitution has been amended.

Accepted Answer

The formal amendment process for the Tex

Question 13

Which individual was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas under the Texas Constitution of 1836?

Accepted Answer

A)  General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna 
B)  Edmund Jackson Davis 
C)  Jefferson Davis 
D)  Sam Houston 
E)  Jim Bowie 
A)  General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna 
B)  Edmund Jackson Davis 
C)  Jefferson Davis 
D)  Sam Houston 
E)  Jim Bowie

Question 14

Which term best describes the decline in national control over state governments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nationalization 
B)  Devolution 
C)  Incorporation 
D)  Segregation 
E)  Revolution 
A)  Nationalization 
B)  Devolution 
C)  Incorporation 
D)  Segregation 
E)  Revolution

Question 15

In 2011,an amendment to the Texas Constitution authorized a program to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide low-interest loans to college students regardless of financial need 
B)  Ban the hunting of feral hogs 
C)  Require those who carry weapons to display them openly 
D)  Forgive all student loans to stimulate consumer spending 
E)  Grant community college tuition to graduating high school seniors with a "B" average 
A)  Provide low-interest loans to college students regardless of financial need 
B)  Ban the hunting of feral hogs 
C)  Require those who carry weapons to display them openly 
D)  Forgive all student loans to stimulate consumer spending 
E)  Grant community college tuition to graduating high school seniors with a "B" average

Question 16

The regulation of interstate and foreign commerce among the several states by the U.S.Congress is an example of which type of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Delegated power 
B)  Implied power 
C)  Inherent power 
D)  Reserved power 
E)  Designated power 
A)  Delegated power 
B)  Implied power 
C)  Inherent power 
D)  Reserved power 
E)  Designated power

Question 17

Which of the following statements regarding the Texas Constitution in its capacity as the state's fundamental law is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It spells out the size and salary of the legislature. 
B)  It creates governmental institutions,assigns them powers,and places limitations on them. 
C)  It determines the property tax rate. 
D)  It provides for revision once in each generation. 
E)  It cannot be amended or altered in any way unless approved by the Texas Supreme Court. 
A)  It spells out the size and salary of the legislature. 
B)  It creates governmental institutions,assigns them powers,and places limitations on them. 
C)  It determines the property tax rate. 
D)  It provides for revision once in each generation. 
E)  It cannot be amended or altered in any way unless approved by the Texas Supreme Court.

Question 18

In which type of government system is power divided between a national government and associated regional governments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unitary system 
B)  Confederate system 
C)  Federal system 
D)  Autocratic system 
E)  Confederation 
A)  Unitary system 
B)  Confederate system 
C)  Federal system 
D)  Autocratic system 
E)  Confederation

Question 19

What is meant by initiative and referendum? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Would you support Texas adopting initiative and referendum? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Initiative and referendum are two forms

Question 20

In what ways does the U.S.Bill of Rights differ from the Texas Bill of Rights? Should anything in the Texas Bill of Rights be added to the U.S.Bill of Rights? If not,explain why.

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Bill of Rights and the Texas Bi

What did the Court rule in Thelma White's 1955 lawsuit against the state of Texas?

Which of the following is responsible for ratifying proposed amendments to the state constitution?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between state constitutions and the U.S.Constitution?

Which of the following statements regarding the Texas Constitution is not true?

Trace the constitutional revision effort from 1971-1975.Pay particular attention to why the process failed.Does Texas need a new constitution? Why or why not?

Which term best describes the "necessary and proper" clause,found in Article I,Section 8 of the U.S.Constitution?

What does the U.S.Constitution establish with regard to federalism?

What did the authors of the 1876 Texas Constitution do as part of their effort to dismantle the Reconstruction efforts of Governor E.J.Davis?

What is the national supremacy clause? What other limitations does the U.S.Constitution place on states? Explain why you either agree or disagree with one of these limitations.

Which of the following was the primary reason for the failure of the 1974 Constitutional Convention?

Which of the following statements regarding separation of powers is true?

Describe the formal amendment process for the Texas Constitution in comparison to the national Constitution and those of other states and explain why the Texas Constitution has been amended so many times.Provide examples of issues for which the state constitution has been amended.

Which individual was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas under the Texas Constitution of 1836?

Which term best describes the decline in national control over state governments?

In 2011,an amendment to the Texas Constitution authorized a program to do which of the following?

The regulation of interstate and foreign commerce among the several states by the U.S.Congress is an example of which type of power?

Which of the following statements regarding the Texas Constitution in its capacity as the state's fundamental law is true?

In which type of government system is power divided between a national government and associated regional governments?

What is meant by initiative and referendum? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Would you support Texas adopting initiative and referendum? Why or why not?

In what ways does the U.S.Bill of Rights differ from the Texas Bill of Rights? Should anything in the Texas Bill of Rights be added to the U.S.Bill of Rights? If not,explain why.

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Exam 2: Federalism and the Texas Constitution

What did the Court rule in Thelma White's 1955 lawsuit against the state of Texas?

Which of the following is responsible for ratifying proposed amendments to the state constitution?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between state constitutions and the U.S.Constitution?

Which of the following statements regarding the Texas Constitution is not true?

Trace the constitutional revision effort from 1971-1975.Pay particular attention to why the process failed.Does Texas need a new constitution? Why or why not?

Which term best describes the "necessary and proper" clause,found in Article I,Section 8 of the U.S.Constitution?

What does the U.S.Constitution establish with regard to federalism?

What did the authors of the 1876 Texas Constitution do as part of their effort to dismantle the Reconstruction efforts of Governor E.J.Davis?

What is the national supremacy clause? What other limitations does the U.S.Constitution place on states? Explain why you either agree or disagree with one of these limitations.

Which of the following was the primary reason for the failure of the 1974 Constitutional Convention?

Which of the following statements regarding separation of powers is true?

Describe the formal amendment process for the Texas Constitution in comparison to the national Constitution and those of other states and explain why the Texas Constitution has been amended so many times.Provide examples of issues for which the state constitution has been amended.

Which individual was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas under the Texas Constitution of 1836?

Which term best describes the decline in national control over state governments?

In 2011,an amendment to the Texas Constitution authorized a program to do which of the following?

The regulation of interstate and foreign commerce among the several states by the U.S.Congress is an example of which type of power?

Which of the following statements regarding the Texas Constitution in its capacity as the state's fundamental law is true?

In which type of government system is power divided between a national government and associated regional governments?

What is meant by initiative and referendum? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Would you support Texas adopting initiative and referendum? Why or why not?

In what ways does the U.S.Bill of Rights differ from the Texas Bill of Rights? Should anything in the Texas Bill of Rights be added to the U.S.Bill of Rights? If not,explain why.

The Environment of Texas Politics

Local Governments

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Politics

The Politics of Interest Groups

The Legislative Branch

The Executive Branch

The Judicial Branch

Finance and Fiscal Policy

Public Policy and Administration

The Criminal Justice System

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