Gov Review

Question 1
1 out of 1 points Influences on the constitution of the Republic of Texas include
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Selected Answer: the U.S. Constitution.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points African Americans earned the right to vote in Texas with ratification of
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Selected Answer: the 1869 constitution.
Question 3
0 out of 1 points The Texas state executive branch can be described as
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Selected Answer: strong. Question 4
1 out of 1 points Poll taxes, used in Texas until 1966, limited the voting rights of
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Selected Answer: minorities. Question 5
1 out of 1 points The Texas constitution has been amended over
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Selected Answer:
400 times.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points The most influential interest group in the Texas convention of 1875 was
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Selected Answer: farmers. Question 7
0 out of 1 points The Texas constitution significantly differs from the U.S. Constitution in its
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Selected Answer: federal system.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points Only under ___________ did Blacks in Texas gain the right to vote.
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Selected Answer:
Radical Reconstruction
Question 9
0 out of 1 points When constitutional amendments are the only issues on the ballot, Texas voters turn out at the rate of approximately
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Selected Answer:
20%
Question 10
1 out of 1 points Under the Republic of Texas, slavery was
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Selected Answer: legalized. Question 11
1 out of 1 points The Texas constitution can be described as being very
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Selected Answer: detailed. Question 12
0 out of 1 points A constitution is a document that creates the __________ for a government.
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Selected Answer: political framework
Question 13
1 out of 1 points Texas joined the Confederacy in
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Selected Answer:
1861.
Question 14
1 out of 1 points When Mexico declared its independence from Spain, Texas was politically part of