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The legal structure of a government which extablishes its power and authority as well as the limits on the power
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Constitution
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a system of gov't in which power is divided by a constitution between a central gov't and regional gov'ts
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Federalism
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Article VI of the constitution, which states that laws passed by the national gov't and all treaties are the supreme law of the land and superiro to all laws adopted by any state or any subdivision
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Supremacy Clause
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From Article I Section 8 of the US Constitution, it provides congress with the authority to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressd powers
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necessary and proper clause
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Comprising one body or house.
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Unicameral
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Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence?
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George C. Childress
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The Texas declaration of independence of was model after what?
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the American Declaration of Independenc
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Having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses.
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Bicameral
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The confederate states of America, those southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 and argued that the power of a gov't is based in its states
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Confederacy
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A bloc of Republicans in the US 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
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Radical Republicans
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A militant farmers' movement of the late nineteenth centure, which fought for improved conditions for farmers.
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Grange
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A gov't whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution
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limited government
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A representative democracy, a system of gov't in which power is derived from the people.
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Republican government
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the division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision making
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separation of powers
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An executive branch in which power is fragmented because the election of statewide office holders is independent of the election of the governor
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plural executive
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the formal charge by the house of representative that leads to trial in the senate and possible removal of the state official
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impeachment
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What year did texas gain independence from Mexico and became it's own republic.
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1836
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What year did texas gain statehood and become the 28th state of the US constitution.
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1845
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What year did the Civil war begin and Texas seceded from the Union and was part of the confederacy.
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1861
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The civil wars ends and Texas rejoins the US again. This period is known as the reconstruction period.
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1866
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Why do they call it the reconstruction period?
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They had to rebuild everything that was destroyed during the war. Also, slaves became citizens so the people's morale had to be rebuilt.
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What is the law called that tried to prevent slaves from traveling around?
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Jim Crow Laws
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What year was the new constitution drawn up for Texas due to the reconstruction period.
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1869
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What year was the Texas constitution drawn up that we live under to this day?
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1876
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How does Texas try to limit the power of the gov't?
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Texas congress only meets biennial to make laws.
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