Poli Sci 2

Front 1

What were the reasons Texans developed a desire to gain independence from mexican rule in 1835?

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Mex. Govt insistence on spanish as official language. Mex govt requirement to become cathloic. Mex govt opposition to slavery

Front 2

Texas were opposed to the policies of the ... during the reconstruction years and organized politically to gain control of the Texas Legislature and the office of the Govenor.

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Independence movement

Front 3

Why did Tejanos feel that they were in a difficult position as anglo settlers become more unhappy with the Mex government?

Back 3

uneasy about living under rule of anglo settlers whom thought mexicans and their culture to be inferior.

Front 4

Before the days of the Republic, gentlemen who mad money, settling areas of mexican territory in Texas with immigrants from america were called...

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Empresario

Front 5

In the 1500, Spanish explorers turned the Caddo word for friend into ..., a term describin the Caddo Tribe

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Tejas

Front 6

Between 1870 and 1890, which group of foreign immigrants flooded into texas at a time when texans of mexican ancestry were dwindling in numbers?

Back 6

The Germans

Front 7

Mexican immirants brought their own brand of ...to Texas, while immigrants from other states have often brought different subcultures into the state

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traditionalistic culture

Front 8

During the first two decades of the Republic and early statehood one man stood above the rest as a key figure in texas politics was

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Sam Houston

Front 9

The Treaty of .... was sined on february 2 1848 recognizing the red river as the official boundary between the oklahoma territory and texas

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Guadalupe Hildago

Front 10

What year did texas women earn the right to serve on a riminal jury trial in texas

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1954

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Because Texas is the home to over 5 million evangelical protestants, the state is referred to as the ....

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Home of the christian conservative movement
Buckle in the bible belt

Front 12

Since the time of the republic, texas has produced .... constitutions

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6

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Article VI of the Us constitution includes the ... that guarantees that the national government and the laws made by it is the supreme law of the land and national laws supercede state laws.

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Supremacy clause

Front 14

Constitutional designation of the reserved powers means taht those powers not delegated to the national government in the ... amendment belong to the states

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10th

Front 15

When legislation is passed that imposes requirements on state and local governments in which those governments bear the expense of meeting those requirements

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unfunded mandates

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A type of federal grant created during the Nixon administration wherebymoney is transferred from the federal overnment to the states with no rules on how money is to be spent is

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general revenue sharing

Front 17

In the days before texas independece mexican texas depended on immigration for the security of a sparsely populated mexican state

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True

Front 18

Which texas constitution provided extradordinarily liberal immiration and citizenship policies

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Constitution of 1836

Front 19

The short legislative sessions and nonconsecutive presidential terms of office reflected texans distrust of government in the consititution of 1836 which was a reflection of which political subculture

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Individualistic

Front 20

Which of the following made annexation within the US a controversial issue

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the republics constitutional protection of slavery

Front 21

From the beginning of the republic texansoverwhelmingly favored joining the union

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True

Front 22

The statehood constitution of 1845 guaranteed property rights for women

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True

Front 23

Which of the following ethnic groups in texas, primarily located in cuntral texas, was opposed to slavery and secession from the union

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the germans

Front 24

Which texas constitution increased the powers of the office of the governor including stron appointment powers- an anomaly in the history of texas constitutional development

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Constitution of 1869

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After relinquishing the governorship to reichard coke the administation of... was used by texas democrats as a horrible example of what would happen ever again strayed from the fold and voted republican

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E. J. Davis

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Establishment of the executive branch in Article IV of the constitution of 1876 divides the executive branch between governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of stae, comproller, land commissioner and attorney eneral creating a .... executive

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Plural

Front 27

The texas constitution creates a cort of last resort to hear final appeals in criminal cases called

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Court of Criminal appeals

Front 28

Which of the following has developed as an endering characteristic of the amendment process in texas

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low turn out rates