Exam 2: Federalism and the Texas Constitution

The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), whichprohibited national government recognition of same-sex marriage and allowed states to deny same-sex marriages performed in other states, is challenged by critics as a violation of

Something protected by the Texas Bill of Rights that is not protected by the U.S. Bill of Rights is

The 1866 Texas Constitution extended to African Americans the right to

The "Legislative Department" of Texas government is provided for in

The two sources for the powers of the Texas government to govern are the

White Texans reacted negatively against Governor Edmund (E. J.) Davis because of

According to the U.S. Constitution's national supremacy clause,

The governor's role in the constitutional amendment process

In Texas v. White (1869), the U.S. Supreme Court found that

In what ways does the U.S. Bill of Rights differ from the Texas Bill of Rights? Is there anything in the Texas Bill of Rights that you think should be added to the U.S. Bill of Rights? If not, explain why.

In 1972, a majority of Texas voters exercised their right to demand a change in government by approving

In 1974, the draft constitution prepared by the constitutional revision commission

The U.S. Constitution prohibits Texas from all of the following, except

Discuss what you see as the strengths and weaknesses of the current Texas Constitution. In what ways can it be revised? Why is revision so difficult?

The power of government to appropriate private property for public projects is referred to as

The constitution submitted by the legislature in April 1975 to the voters was recognized as being

To meet the demands of Reconstruction, the Texas Constitution of 1869

Which of the following was not a reason for the failure of the 1974 Constitutional Convention?

The Texas Grange was important in shaping Texas government because it

In 2011, an amendment to the Texas Constitution authorized a program to