Which of the following statements about the Texas legislature established by the Constitution of ...

Which of the following statements about the Texas legislature established by the Constitution of 1876 is accurate?
 
  a. The legislature attracted many candidates who were primarily interested in the generous salary and less interested in lawmaking.
  b. The Constitution of 1876 unwittingly created one of the busiest legislatures in the United States.
  c. The Constitution of 1876 created a legislature that was much more powerful than anticipated.
  d. The legislature is more easily influenced by special interest groups than the drafters of the Constitution of 1876 intended.

 Q. 2

The Texas Constitution has been amended __________ times.
 
  a. 27
  b. about 100
  c. about 500
  d. more than 1,000

 Q. 3

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the judicial system established by the Constitution of 1876?
 
  a. The Texas Supreme Court decides civil and criminal appeals.
  b. Cases decided by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals can be appealed to the Supreme Court.
  c. Cases decided by the Texas Supreme Court can be appealed to the Texas Ultimate Court of Criminal and Civil Appeals.
  d. Texas has two courts of last resort, one for criminal cases and one for civil cases.

 Q. 4

Under the 1876 constitution, lawmaking authority was vested in __________.
 
  a. a congress with one legislator appointed by each of the 254 counties
  b. an elected unicameral legislature with 151 members
  c. a bicameral legislature composed of 181 members
  d. a constitutional convention composed of delegates from each of the 254 counties and from every city with more than 100,000 residents

 Q. 5

Which of the following helps to explain why the comprehensive constitutional reform efforts of the mid-1970s failed?
 
  a. The delegates to the constitutional convention were ordinary citizens who did not understand the deficiencies of the Texas Constitution.
  b. The reform effort was predicated on the need to change provisions that were hindering economic growth, but the Texas economy took off in the 1970s under the existing constitution.
  c. Texas could not reform its constitution without obtaining preclearance from the Justice Department under the Civil Rights Act.
  d. Special interests fought against reform because they did not want to give up the protections that the old constitutionafforded them.

 Q. 6

An underlying principle of the 1876 constitution is __________.
 
  a. limited government
  b. concentration of powers
  c. interest group involvement
  d. an expansive public welfare safety net

 Q. 7

Which of the following best describes the Constitution of 1876?
 
  a. high taxes to support expansive government services
  b. centralized power
  c. antigovernment
  d. strong governor