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103 Cards in this Set
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What does
Article VI cover? |
Suffrage
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1975
What happened concerning constitution |
New constitution presented to voters
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What happened in
1866? |
Reinstatement to the Union
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What does
Article II cover? |
Powers of Government
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What happened in
1869? |
Meet the demands of Reconstruction
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What does
Article IV cover? |
Executive branch
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What happened in Texas in
1836? |
Republic of Texas
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What does
Article XI cover? |
Municipal governments
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What made Texas the 28th state?
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Constitution of 1845
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What does
Article XV cover? |
Impeachment
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What dos
Article XIV cover? |
Public lands
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What followed the Constitution of 1827?
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the Mexican Revolution from Spain
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Which constitution was come up with in 1876
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present day constitution
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What does
Article IX cover? |
Counties
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Why was the constitution of 1861 brought about?
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to meet the requirements of the Confederacy
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What does
Article III cover? |
Legislature
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What does
Article XVII cover? |
Mode to amend the constitution
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What does
Article X cover? |
Railroads
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What does
Article XIII cover? |
Spanish and Mexiacan Land Titles
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What does
Article I cover? |
Bill lof Rights
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How many constitutions has Texas been under?
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7
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How many constitutions was Texas under prior admission into the Union?
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2
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When did Texas declare its independence from Mexico?
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March 2,1836
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What is Governor E.J. Davis best known for?
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Corrupt military rule in Texas
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How many obsolete provisions of the constitution were dropped in the year 1969?
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56
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In what year were 56 obsolete provisions of the constitution dropped?
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1969
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What is one of the shortest articles of the Texas Constitution?
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Suffrage
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What is the length of the Texas Constitution?
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over 93,000 words
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At last count in 1997, there were how many amendments to the Texas Constitution?
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390
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Power distributed between one national governemtnt and the governments of the states is called what?
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Federalism
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No State shall pass any law, which may either directly or indirectly be in conflict with the constitution of the United States: What is this called?
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National Supremacy Clause
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What is the most commonly used method for revising the Texas Constitution?
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Amendment process
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Which article defines the procedure for the impeachment process?
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Article XV
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Which article covers General provisions?
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Article XVI
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Which constitution provided equality for African-Americans?
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Constitution of 1866
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Which constitution was under the Administration of E.J. Davis?
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Constitution of 1876
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For which constitution is the no transcript available?
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Constitution of 1876
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The writing of which constitution drew heavily from the United States Constitution?
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Constitution of 1836
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Which constitution created the first elected bi-cameral legislature?
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Constitution of 1836
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Most of the Constitution of 1845 was used during the drafting of which constitution?
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Constitution of 1866
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Who was Governor during the Constitutional Convention of 1974?
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Dolph Briscoe
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True or False?
Even though it is considered to be disorganized, the US Constitution still has more amendments than that of Texas. |
False, Texas has more amendments
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True or False?
The Constitution of Texas is the nations 4th longest. |
True
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True or False?
The Constitution of Texas is a product of history, political philosophy and social principles. |
True
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True or False?
The Texas Constitution violates every principle of a lasting constitution. |
False
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True or False?
According the the "full faith and credit clause," every state must accept the national monetary system |
False
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True or False?
National Supremacy Clause is defined under Article I of the US Constitution. |
False
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True or False?
Texas has a very complicated and slow moving amendment process. |
False
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True or False?
Under the constitution, a low-paid, part time legislature was created. |
True
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True or False?
The Constitution of 1876, fashioned what was essentially an antigovernment charter. |
True
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True or False?
Under the "principle of limited government," all political power is inherent in the people. |
False
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What is
* Political Culture * ? |
Set of attitudes, beliefs
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What does
* Partisan * mean? |
Party identification is noted
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What does
* Population density * mean? |
people per square mile
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What is
* High tech industry *? |
Highly sophisticated computer technology
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What percent of the population is at poverty level?
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15.4%
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What percent of the population is hispanic?
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32%
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How many people make up the Texas population?
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21 million people
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What percent of the population is Asian American?
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2.7%
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What percent of the population is African American?
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12%
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What are demographics?
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population characteristics
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What percent of the population is Anglo?
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53.1%
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What does
* Nonpartisanship * mean? |
party identification is not noted
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What percent of the popution is Native American?
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Less than 1/2 to 1%
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What is urbanization?
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migration towards metropolitan areas
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What are political myths
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ill defined views of the public
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Texas has historically been dominated by how many political parties?
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1 political party
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What region includes the oldest city in Texas?
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Upper Rio Grande Region
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Historically Texas is known to have gained its cultural experience from?
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It's independence and "going it alone"
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In Texas, what group has the largest population?
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Anglos
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What group has the 2nd largest number of the Texas population?
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Hispanics
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Defined as -- the attitude, beliefs, and sentiments which give order and meaning to a political process and which provides the underlying assumptions and rules that govern behavior in the political system.
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Political culture
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Which subculture holds the belief that government should be limited?
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Individualistic subculture
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In what year did Texas declare its independence from Mexico?
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1836
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What are some of the influences upon the political attitudes of Texas?
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Climate, Soil & mineral resources, and Size
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What percent of the US does Texas cover?
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7%
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What year did Spindletop come in?
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1901
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What was Spindletop?
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known as possibly the worlds most famous oil gusher.
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Where does the Texas population rank among the states?
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2nd
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How many counties are in Texas?
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254
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How many of the nations poorest counties are in Texas?
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7
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Which region contains Texarkana and Tyler?
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Upper East Texas region
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Which county contains less than 1 person per square mile, which makes it the least populated county in Texas?
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Loving County Texas
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What should we know about Loving County Texas?
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contains less than 1 person per square mile
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What is the Average Texas household income?
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39,927 annually
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The population of which group is expected to grow at a much higher rate than all other groups?
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Hispanics
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What percentage of jobs in Texas over the next decade will require a college degree?
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50%
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What county is considered to be the poorest county in the nation?
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Starr county
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True or False?
The moralistic subculture regards politics as one of the great activities of man in his search for the good society |
True
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True or False?
Texas has a landmass of 267,000 square miles. |
True
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True or False?
It is the belief of the moralistic subculture that government should promote the general welfare. |
True
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True or False?
Texas has rapidly emerged over the past 30 years as a 2-party political party state. |
True
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True or False?
Texas is the only state to have been a Republic prior to its admission to the Union. |
True
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True or False?
Although fewer in numbers, African Americans and Hispanics have made significant political and economic gains over the past 30 years. |
True
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True or False?
In Texas, party labels and organizations play a reduced role in local governments. |
True
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True or False?
The 1980's were a tumultuous period of economic boom and bust for Texas. |
True
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True or False?
Byt 1990, less than 1% of the Texas population was older that 65 years of age. |
False
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True or False?
Urbanization is the process by which a predominantly rural society or area becomes urban. |
True
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True or False?
Politics is controlled by the elite is one of the beliefs of the Traditionalistic Subculture. |
True
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True or False?
Texas has seen a large migration of minorities from cities back to rural areas of the state. |
False
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True or False?
In the late 90's, the Texas economy outperformed that of the national economy. |
True
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True or False?
Education not only helps determine a person's employment potential but also affects his or her participation in politics. |
True
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True or False?
In-migration from other states has partly contributed to the decline of the one party system in Texas. |
True.
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