Which constitution in Texas's history was heavily influenced by Jacksonian democracy?
a. Statehood Constitution
b. Republic of Texas Constitution
c. Reconstruction Constitution
d. Radical Reconstruction Constitution
e. Coahulla y Tejas Constitution
Q. 2The _____ provided for appointed judges and annual legislative sessions.
a. statehood Constitution of 1845
b. Civil War Constitution of 1861
c. Constitution of 1866
d. Constitution of 1869
e. Constitution of 1876
Q. 3How many constitutions have governed over Texas at some point since the state's independence from Mexico in 1836?
a. six
b. eight
c. four
d. two
e. ten
Q. 4Which of these resulted from the incorporation of the Bill of Rights into the U.S. Constitution?
a. National provisions are applied to state criminal cases.
b. The U.S. government must allow state laws to reign supreme over national law.
c. Individual state provisions are applied to cases of federal law.
d. The U.S. government must respect the actions of all individual citizens.
e. International treaties are applied to state criminal cases.
Q. 5If the U.S. government were seeking broader powers not clearly specified in the Constitution, under which clause of the U.S. Constitution would such additional authority be granted?
a. necessary and proper
b. supremacy
c. full faith and credit
d. privileges and immunities
e. reserved
Q. 6Constitutions serve to _____.
a. give legitimacy to the government
b. organize the government
c. grant specific powers to the government
d. limit the power of the government
e. all of these
Q. 7To ensure an organized government, what must a constitution accomplish?
a. Clarify who are the major officials of the government.
b. Determine how major officials of the government are elected.
c. Establish what the relationships are among those charged with governmental functions.
d. Ensure that major officials do not have discretion to determine whether constitutional provisions apply to given situations
e. All of these must be accomplished by a constitution.
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