Exam 3: State Constitutions: Charters or Straightjackets

Which of the following was a contentious issue that legislator-delegates came up with 17 months after the 1972 attempt to revise the Texas Constitution?

The most recent effort to thoroughly revise the Texas Constitution occurred in _____.

In which of the following states can the legislature propose as well as ratify constitutional amendments, that is, without the vote of the people?

Since its effort to revise its constitution in 1972, Texas _______.

Explain how constitutional initiative petitions are used to amend state constitutions.

Which of the following was approved by Rhode Island voters in the 1986 vote on constitutional amendments?

Florida's Taxation and Budget Reform Commission differs from other such commissions since ________.

If state judges follow the trend of new judicial federalism, the only requirement they must meet in order to avoid review by the Supreme Court is to clearly state which U.S.Supreme Court ruling they are overriding.

Which of the following was NOT approved by Rhode Island voters in the 1986 vote on constitutional amendments?

Which states' charters, still in effect, are actually older than the federal Constitution?

The goal of new judicial federalism is ________.

When political parties play major roles in electing convention delegates, the result is likely to be one of major reform.

California's Proposition 13 significantly expanded the state government's flexibility and capability with regard to generating state revenues.

In 2003, one of reforms proposed by the Alabama Citizens' Constitutional Commission was ________.

While practicing new judicial federalism, judges in state courts rely upon ________.

In all states, voters must approve the calling of a convention.

Unlike the federal constitution, most state constitutions ________.

State constitutions are subject only to the ________.

The primary issue in Rhode Island's effort to revise its constitution in 2003 and 2004 was ________.

What reasons account for the lower adoption rate of amendments proposed by initiative petitions?