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Exam 4: Texas Constitutions Flashcards

1
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What is the current Texas Constitution?

A

Constitution of 1876

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2
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how many times has the Constitution of 1876 been amended?

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517 times

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3
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How many constitution has Texas had?

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7 different constitution

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4
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What was stated under the constitution of Coahulia y. Tejas?

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  1. unicameral legislative branch
  2. promote equality and end slavery
  3. promoted education
  4. established Roman Catholicism as their official religion
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Why didn’t United States citizens like the Constitution of Coahulia y Tejas?

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  1. this constitution wanted to end slavery but this was perceived as negative because US citizens relied on slavery for agriculture
  2. wanted to promote education but US citizens view education as unessential because the need the entire family to work
  3. citizens who immigrated from the US were not used to a government sponsored religion
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When did Texas become their own country?

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April 21, 1836

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Constitution of 1836 =

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Constitution of the Republic of Texas

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What was stated under the Constitution of the Republic of Texas

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  1. created a three branch government
  2. executive branch = president
  3. bicameral legislature
  4. created a declaration of independence
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9
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The declaration of independence of Texas was written by

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George Childress

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10
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The Declaration of Independence of Texas was influenced by __(1)__ and included __(2)__

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  1. the US D.O.I
  2. reason for independence & reflected John Locke’s natural rights (life liberty, and property)
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Because Texas, as a new country, were in economic disrepair what did President James Polk do?

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in 1845 he signed a bill ACCEPTING TEXAS AS THE 28TH state

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12
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Texas was the __(1)__ state introduced into the United States

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28th

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13
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Why was the constitution of 1845 written?

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because President James Polk signed a bill accepting Texas as the 28th state

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What was stated under the Texas Constitution of 1845?

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  1. Texas must change their constitution in order to join the US
  2. Texas had to demote their executive branch to a governor role
  3. could keep the legislative and judicial branch
  4. required all military power to be given to the US govt.
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15
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The Constitution of 1861 was created because

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Texas left the Union (United States) and joined the confederacy

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What was stated under the Constitution of 1861?

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  1. replaced any mention of the United Stated to the Confederacy
17
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why was the Constitution of 1866 created?

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Because the Confederacy lost the Civil War, in order to rejoin the Union President Andrew Johnson required all confederate states to change their constitution

18
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What was stated under the constitution of 1866

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  1. replaced confederacy with United States
  2. Insert a Secession clause: Texas would never leave the US
  3. states must repay all war debts
  4. states would abolish slavery
19
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in what Texas Constitution was the Secession Clause established?

A

Constitution of 1866

20
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Why was the Constitution of 1869 established?

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Because Texas was not following their constitution and did not prohibit slavery. Therefore the US made Texas change their constitution again

21
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What was stated under the constitution of 1869?

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  1. Republicans made states insert the 13th & 14th amendment into their constitution
    (13th = abolished slavery; 14th = equal protection clause)

**states were legally required to prohibit slavery and treat all citizens equally under both US and State laws

22
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Why was the Constitution of 1876 created?

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because Ej Davis did not want to leave his governor position, so he locked himself in the Texas Capital until he could be governor again. he later got thrown out and Texas realized they had some issues with the governor position

23
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What was established under the Constitution of 1876?

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created the Plural Executive

24
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what is the Plural Executive?

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officially split the governorship into seven different roles

25
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what constitution created the plural executive?

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Constitution of 1876

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