Question 1

Which of the following is not a similarity between the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both constitutions have a clause providing the legislature with the authority to make all laws necessary and proper to carrying out its expressed powers. 
B)  Both constitutions derive their power from the authority of the people. 
C)  Both constitutions divide authority between a central government and regional governments. 
D)  Both constitutions create a system of checks and balances between the different branches of government. 
E)  Both constitutions have been amended several hundred times. 
A)  Both constitutions have a clause providing the legislature with the authority to make all laws necessary and proper to carrying out its expressed powers. 
B)  Both constitutions derive their power from the authority of the people. 
C)  Both constitutions divide authority between a central government and regional governments. 
D)  Both constitutions create a system of checks and balances between the different branches of government. 
E)  Both constitutions have been amended several hundred times. A

Question 2

The Texas Constitution created a unicameral legislature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Who made up the Grange, and what effect did they have on the writing of the Texas Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were a consortium of railroad entrepreneurs who wanted a constitution that would aid business interests. 
B)  They were a group of pro-Union Republicans who controlled the state after the Civil War. 
C)  They were an agricultural group who wanted a government that would improve the plight of farmers. 
D)  They were early wildcatters who wanted land grants from the state so they could explore for oil. 
E)  They were a group of pro-independence landowners who wanted Texas to secede from the Union. 
A)  They were a consortium of railroad entrepreneurs who wanted a constitution that would aid business interests. 
B)  They were a group of pro-Union Republicans who controlled the state after the Civil War. 
C)  They were an agricultural group who wanted a government that would improve the plight of farmers. 
D)  They were early wildcatters who wanted land grants from the state so they could explore for oil. 
E)  They were a group of pro-independence landowners who wanted Texas to secede from the Union.

Question 5

The majority of delegates to the Convention of 1836 that drafted the constitution for a newly independent Republic of Texas were from

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas. 
B)  slave-owning southern states. 
C)  New England and New York. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Spain. 
A)  Texas. 
B)  slave-owning southern states. 
C)  New England and New York. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Spain.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about republican government is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right to republican government is not guaranteed in the Texas bill of rights. 
B)  Republican government is part of a system of representative democracy. 
C)  Under a representative government, power derives from the people. 
D)  The Texas constitution gives the people a right to reform or to abolish their government. 
E)  The right to republican government is guaranteed in the Texas bill of rights. 
A)  The right to republican government is not guaranteed in the Texas bill of rights. 
B)  Republican government is part of a system of representative democracy. 
C)  Under a representative government, power derives from the people. 
D)  The Texas constitution gives the people a right to reform or to abolish their government. 
E)  The right to republican government is guaranteed in the Texas bill of rights.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the most important difference between the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most state constitutions create confederated forms of government. 
B)  Civil rights are not found in state constitutions. 
C)  The U.S. Constitution contains no checks and balances. 
D)  State constitutions are subordinate to the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  State constitutions contain no checks and balances. 
A)  Most state constitutions create confederated forms of government. 
B)  Civil rights are not found in state constitutions. 
C)  The U.S. Constitution contains no checks and balances. 
D)  State constitutions are subordinate to the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  State constitutions contain no checks and balances.

Question 9

Which of the following statements best describes the post-Civil War governorship of E. J. 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. 
E)  Davis sought to bring Texas into a cooperative relationship with the United States after the Civil War. 
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. 
E)  Davis sought to bring Texas into a cooperative relationship with the United States after the Civil War.

Question 10

What is the process by which the Texas Constitution is amended? How many amendments have been added since 1876? What types of amendments have been added?

Accepted Answer

The process by which the Texas Constitut

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain; Napoleonic Wars 
B)  France; French Revolution 
C)  Spain; U.S. War of Independence 
D)  United States; U.S. War of Independence 
E)  Spain; War of 1812 
A)  Spain; Napoleonic Wars 
B)  France; French Revolution 
C)  Spain; U.S. War of Independence 
D)  United States; U.S. War of Independence 
E)  Spain; War of 1812

Question 12

The Texas Constitution of 1869 was written by members of the Republican Party, including ten African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Texas Constitutional Convention of 1861 was dominated by

Accepted Answer

A)  lawyers and slaveholders. 
B)  small farmers and ranchers. 
C)  representatives of business and the railroads. 
D)  supporters of Governor Sam Houston. 
E)  supporters of an independent Republic of Texas. 
A)  lawyers and slaveholders. 
B)  small farmers and ranchers. 
C)  representatives of business and the railroads. 
D)  supporters of Governor Sam Houston. 
E)  supporters of an independent Republic of Texas.

Question 14

The Constitution of 1866 did not exclude former secessionists from voting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Texas Constitution of 1869 was created

Accepted Answer

A)  because Texas needed a new constitution when it joined the Confederacy. 
B)  by members of the Texas Republican Party. 
C)  in order to limit the power of state government. 
D)  as a reaction against Reconstruction. 
E)  to abolish slavery. 
A)  because Texas needed a new constitution when it joined the Confederacy. 
B)  by members of the Texas Republican Party. 
C)  in order to limit the power of state government. 
D)  as a reaction against Reconstruction. 
E)  to abolish slavery.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1865 is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas had to accept the abolition of slavery. 
B)  Texas had to repudiate the war debt incurred by the state. 
C)  Texas had to return to the federal government parts of Oklahoma seized by Texas Confederate soldiers. 
D)  The state had to formally reject the right of secession. 
E)  There were strong Union and secessionist factions at the convention. 
A)  Texas had to accept the abolition of slavery. 
B)  Texas had to repudiate the war debt incurred by the state. 
C)  Texas had to return to the federal government parts of Oklahoma seized by Texas Confederate soldiers. 
D)  The state had to formally reject the right of secession. 
E)  There were strong Union and secessionist factions at the convention.

Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes the structure of the Texas legislature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since independence from Mexico, Texas has had a bicameral legislature. 
B)  Texas's first unicameral legislature was established while the state was a member of the Confederacy. 
C)  Texas has always had a unicameral legislature. 
D)  Texas created the idea of a unicameral legislature. 
E)  Texas has a plural legislature divided up into six different chambers. 
A)  Since independence from Mexico, Texas has had a bicameral legislature. 
B)  Texas's first unicameral legislature was established while the state was a member of the Confederacy. 
C)  Texas has always had a unicameral legislature. 
D)  Texas created the idea of a unicameral legislature. 
E)  Texas has a plural legislature divided up into six different chambers.

Question 18

Controversy about admitting a new slave state held up the annexation of Texas into the United States for nine years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no bill of rights in the Texas Constitution. 
B)  The Texas Constitution grants to Texans rights that are not found in the U.S. Constitution. 
C)  The Texas bill of rights is far less detailed than the federal Bill of Rights. 
D)  The Texas Constitution has no specific rights for those accused of a crime. 
E)  The Texas Constitution does not grant specific rights to former slaves. 
A)  There is no bill of rights in the Texas Constitution. 
B)  The Texas Constitution grants to Texans rights that are not found in the U.S. Constitution. 
C)  The Texas bill of rights is far less detailed than the federal Bill of Rights. 
D)  The Texas Constitution has no specific rights for those accused of a crime. 
E)  The Texas Constitution does not grant specific rights to former slaves.

Question 20

The Texas Constitution requires which of the following for amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  a two-thirds vote in both houses of the state legislature and a majority vote from the voters of Texas 
B)  only a majority vote from the voters of Texas 
C)  the governor's signature 
D)  a two-thirds vote in county conventions convened for the purpose of amending the constitution 
E)  a majority vote in both houses of the state legislature 
A)  a two-thirds vote in both houses of the state legislature and a majority vote from the voters of Texas 
B)  only a majority vote from the voters of Texas 
C)  the governor's signature 
D)  a two-thirds vote in county conventions convened for the purpose of amending the constitution 
E)  a majority vote in both houses of the state legislature

Which of the following is not a similarity between the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution?

The Texas Constitution created a unicameral legislature.

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

Who made up the Grange, and what effect did they have on the writing of the Texas Constitution?

The majority of delegates to the Convention of 1836 that drafted the constitution for a newly independent Republic of Texas were from

Which of the following statements about republican government is incorrect?

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

What is the most important difference between the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions?

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

What is the process by which the Texas Constitution is amended? How many amendments have been added since 1876? What types of amendments have been added?

The Mexican War of Independence against grew out of the .

The Texas Constitution of 1869 was written by members of the Republican Party, including ten African Americans.

The Texas Constitutional Convention of 1861 was dominated by

The Constitution of 1866 did not exclude former secessionists from voting.

The Texas Constitution of 1869 was created

Which of the following statements about the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1865 is not true?

Which of the following statements best describes the structure of the Texas legislature?

Controversy about admitting a new slave state held up the annexation of Texas into the United States for nine years.

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

The Texas Constitution requires which of the following for amendment?

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Exam 3: The Texas Constitution

Which of the following is not a similarity between the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution?

The Texas Constitution created a unicameral legislature.

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

Who made up the Grange, and what effect did they have on the writing of the Texas Constitution?

The majority of delegates to the Convention of 1836 that drafted the constitution for a newly independent Republic of Texas were from

Which of the following statements about republican government is incorrect?

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

What is the most important difference between the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions?

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

What is the process by which the Texas Constitution is amended? How many amendments have been added since 1876? What types of amendments have been added?

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

The Texas Constitution of 1869 was written by members of the Republican Party, including ten African Americans.

The Texas Constitutional Convention of 1861 was dominated by

The Constitution of 1866 did not exclude former secessionists from voting.

The Texas Constitution of 1869 was created

Which of the following statements about the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1865 is not true?

Which of the following statements best describes the structure of the Texas legislature?

Controversy about admitting a new slave state held up the annexation of Texas into the United States for nine years.

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

The Texas Constitution requires which of the following for amendment?

The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas

Texas and the Nation

Political Parties in Texas

Elections in Texas

Interest Groups and Lobbying

The Texas Legislature

The Texas Executive Branch

The Texas Judiciary

Crime and Corrections Policy

Public Finance in Texas

Public Policy in Texas

Local Government in Texas

Filters

The Mexican War of Independence against grew out of the .