Test Flashcards
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What is sovereignty?
Respected territory
What is a republic?
Elected representatives
The constitution that granted the vote to African-American men in Texas
The constitution of 1869
What is the plural executive?
Divine of power towards elective official
What what are the four themes?
Popular sovereignty, limited powers, separation of powers, personal liberty
What is federalism?
Shared power between the nation and regional
What is supremacy clause?
Nation over state
What Were the people who recruited to live in Texas at the time when it was a Mexican state
Empressos and the most famous one was Steven F Austin.
What is our current constitution?
The constitution of 1876
What was the constitution where we were in Mexican state
The first one was 1827
How many constitutions has Texas has overall
Seven
What was the constitution after 1827 and what was it?
The constitution was 1836 when we were at independence state
What was the constitution after the 1836?
1845 when we were admitted into the union
What was the constitution after 1845?
Constitution of 1861 when we were confederacy and had left union
What constitution is after 1861
1866 remission era us going back to the union
What is the constitution after 1866?
1869 reconstruction and if I remember it was a force reconstruction because then Governor Edmund Davis had to be overnighted in Edmond Davis left himself in the office
What is the constitution after 1869?
Our current constitution which is 1876
Why did we wanted to leave and be Texas?
Burdened with an economic downturn and rising debts from wars in Europe and South America, Spain increased taxes and cut expenses in its colonies. Resentment of autocratic Spanish rule, rigid class distinctions, and slavery
What is the constitution what can it can and cannot do?
It creates government, governed by the consent of the governed. guarantes rights of citzens.
what is enumerated powers?
powers that are expressly identified as those on which the federal government alone can act
What is the second type of power?
implied powers,
powers that the federal government is not expressly granted but is assumed to possess so that Congress can carry out its duties
the next power after implied powers?
concurrent powers,
powers shared between the state and federal governments
the next power after concurrent powers
The states’ reserved powers include policy matters such as public education, public health, and state elections. States also have the power to protect citizens and promote safety, welfare, and morals.
define dual
a federalist system in which the government, whether federal, state, or local, has exclusive powers that are reserved to it alone
