Exam 2: The Texas Constitution

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A) In Texas, the executive department is made up of several elected offices, instead of just one.
B) The chief executive in Texas does not have the power to check the legislature with a veto, as the U.S. president can.
C) The governor has term limits, while the U.S. president does not.
D) The governor of Texas is paid more than the U.S. president.
E) The governor is considered president of the Texas Senate, while the U.S. president is not considered the presiding officer over the U.S. Senate.

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A) guarantees of equal treatment under law
B) guarantees of no religious tests for officeholders
C) the right to employment
D) the right to trial by jury
E) freedom of religious worship

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A) 1828
B) 1845
C) 1876
D) 1846
E) 1899

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There have been several calls to revamp the Texas Constitution due to its length, complexity, and outdated provisions. The rationale for significant changes to the Texas Constitution includes the need to modernize and streamline the document, address issues such as taxation and education funding, and to make it more reflective of the state's current demographics and values. In the mid-1970s, there was a significant attempt to change the Texas Constitution through a constitutional convention. The rationale for this attempt was to address the growing complexity and inefficiency of the document. However, the attempt failed primarily due to opposition from various interest groups and concerns about potential unintended consequences of a wholesale revision. In 1999, another attempt was made to change the Texas Constitution through a series of proposed amendments. The rationale for this attempt was to address specific issues such as property taxes and education funding. However, this attempt also failed due to opposition from interest groups, concerns about the potential impact of the proposed amendments, and a lack of consensus on the best approach to constitutional reform. Overall, the attempts in the mid-1970s and in 1999 to change the Texas Constitution failed due to a combination of opposition from interest groups, concerns about unintended consequences, and a lack of consensus on the best approach to reform. Despite these challenges, there continues to be ongoing discussions and calls for revamping the Texas Constitution to better serve the needs of the state and its residents.

A) to create political institutions and explain what their powers are
B) to prevent concentrations of too much power in one office, through a series of checks and balances
C) to set the proper tax rates for state and county authorities
D) to forbid certain government actions by establishing civil liberties
E) to establish the basic rules and guidelines for state governments to operate

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A) the writing of a new state constitution
B) the Bill of Rights
C) the Articles of Confederation
D) the Declaration of Independence
E) the Treaty of Paris

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A) the lack of enough people in Texas.
B) Texas's overly large debt, which would have to be assumed by the federal government.
C) that Texas would be a proslavery state.
D) that foreign nations had refused to recognize an independent Texas.
E) that Texas was still under the control of Mexico.

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A) a tightly argued, brief document of general principles.
B) a long, complex, and detailed document.
C) difficult to amend, compared to the U.S. Constitution.
D) an economic treatise disguised as a blueprint for government.
E) based on the fundamental principle of liberal progressivism.

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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.

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A) Political power in both the United States and Texas is derived from the people.
B) Political power is divided by both the U.S. and Texas constitutions into three separate parts and placed in separate branches of government.
C) The idea of individual rights.
D) The subordinate role that Texas has in the federal system.
E) The embodiment in both the U.S. and Texas constitutions is that of federalism.

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A) There is no bill of rights in the Texas Constitution.
B) The Texas Constitution grants 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 crimes.
E) The Texas Constitution does not grant specific rights to former slaves.

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A) those Republicans who proposed to write a new U.S. constitution in the late 1990s
B) those Republicans after the Civil War who controlled Reconstruction policy in the former Confederate states
C) the first Republicans since Reconstruction in Texas to win elected office during the 1960s
D) followers of the pro-Union governor Sam Houston
E) those Republicans who opposed admitting Texas into the Union

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