Which of the following is true of the provisions of the 1861 constitution of Texas?
a. The place of Texas in the Confederacy was not acknowledged.
b. Freed slaves were not allowed to testify in court against white Texans.
c. Slavery was legalized and the head of the household given a land grant.
d. Slaveholders required state government permission to emancipate slaves.
Q. 2What provisions in the 1866 Texas constitution restricted the rights of African Americans by limiting job opportunities?
a. Jim Crow laws
b. Black Codes
c. the Segregation Mandates
d. the Civil Rights Bill
Q. 3When was the 1836 Texas constitution written?
a. during the Texas Revolution
b. during the Civil War
c. following the passage of the black codes
d. after the Reconstruction era
Q. 4Which of the following statements is true of the first constitution of Texas?
a. The Texas Grangers contributed to the first constitution of Texas.
b. It was created while Texas was still a part of the Mexican Federation.
c. It was made after Texas was made a separate state due to the large population.
d. It was written after Mexico accepted the second request made by Texas to be a state.
Q. 5Gary believes that Texas first embraced the concept of federalism in its third constitution. Which statement strengthens his view?
a. Representatives wrote the second constitution after Texas joined the Confederacy.
b. Texas and Coahuila were joined as one state when the first constitution was made.
c. The 1845 constitution was written after the annexation of Texas by the Union.
d. Federalism was introduced in the United States with a constitutional amendment in 1870.
Q. 6How many constitutions has Texas had since 1827?
a. two
b. three
c. five
d. seven
Q. 7Which of the following statements is true of state constitutions in the United States?
a. Unlike the U.S. Constitution, state constitutions do not contain the state's Bill of Rights.
b. The addition of amendments requires only a simple majority in the Senate.
c. Separate articles empower the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
d. The state constitution is limited only to the structure of the state government.
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