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wethepeoplech20
We the People Government Chapter 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Constitution Convention of 1974 was called in response to | a reform movement based on the bribery allegations against major politicians in the state. |
| The framers of the constitution of Texas drafted a document based on the principals of | popular control and limited government. |
| The Constitution of _________ was drafted following Texas’s secession from the Union. | 1861 |
| The first federal (or national) constitution that Texas operated under was actually the | mexican constitution |
| ______________ was elected to serve as governor of the state of Texas under the Constitution of 1869. | edmund davis |
| In 1827, _______________ was established as the state religion and was supported by the state. | Catholicism |
| In 1994, state senator Bill Ratliff and state representatives proposed a new constitution for Texas because they thought the 1876 constitution | was too lengthy, cluttered, and disorganized to produce an efficient modern government. |
| It is the job of the _____________ to make recommendations for salary increases for members of the Texas legislature. | texas ethics commission |
| A significant number of the delegates attending the convention that wrote the Constitution of 1876 were affiliated with the | grange |
| The Constitution of 1836 differed from the Constitution of Coahuila y Tejas because it included constitutional protection for | slavery |
| The Texas Bill of Rights prohibits the denial or abridgment of free and equal rights on the basis of | sex. race. creed. |
| Which of the following is not a function of a state constitution? | Concentrate political power in the hands of a small group of leaders |
| Texas adopted its third constitution in 1845 in response to | statehood |
| Constitutional amendments in Texas are proposed by the legislature and approved by the | voters of the state |
| Judges in the state of Texas are | elected by the voters |
| In the November 2009 constitutional amendment elections, voters were asked to consider _______ proposed amendments. | eleven |
| The Constitution of ________ abolished slavery in Texas. | 1866 |
| The current Texas Constitution was first adopted in | 1876 |
| The Constitution of 1836 was written in response to the | Texas Declaration of Independence. |
| By 1860, there were over approximately ______________ slaves in Texas, accounting for more than 30 percent of the state’s population. | 180000 |
| Article IV of the Texas Constitution provides for a(n) ________ executive. | plural |
| The Texas Constitution provides for a state legislature with _____ members in the Senate and ____ members in the House. | 31 150 |
| having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses; opposite of unicameral | bicameral |
| the Confederate States of America, those southern states that seceded from the United States in late 1860 and 1861 and argued that the power of a government is based in its states | confederacy |
| the legal structure of a government, which establishes its power and authority as well as the limits on that power | constitution |
| a system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional governments | federalism |
| a militant farmers’ movement of the late nineteenth century that fought for improved conditions for farmers | grange |
| Under the Texas Constitution, impeachment is the formal charge by the House of Representatives that leads to trial in the Senate and possible removal of a state official | impeachment |
| a principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution | limited government |
| Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution, it provides Congress with the authority to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers | necessary and proper clause |
| an executive branch in which power is fragmented because the election of statewide offi ceholders is independent of the election of the governor | plural executive |
| a bloc of Republicans in the U.S. Congress who pushed through the adoption of black suffrage as well as an extended period of military occupation of the South following the Civil War | Radical Republicans |
| a representative democracy, a system of government in which power is derived from the people | republican government |
| the division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision making | separation of power |
| Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, which states that the Constitution and laws passed by the national government and all treaties are the supreme law of the land and superior to all laws adopted by any state or any subdivision | supremacy clause |
| comprising one body or house, as in one house legislature | unicameral |
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