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A belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes the __________ political culture

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moralistic

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According to Daniel Elazar, traditionalistic political cultures are found where?

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South

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By _______, all major statewide elected offices in Texas were controlled by Republicans

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2002

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Which political groups have traditionally dominated the political culture of Texas?

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Business interests

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Houston is found in the _________

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Gulf Coastal Plain

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Big Bend is fond in what region of Texas?

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Basin and Range Basin

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___________ is the system, common in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, by which farmers would be lent land and equipment in exchange for part of the profits.

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Share Cropping

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Who led the Grange and Populist movements of the late nineteenth century?

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Tenant Farmers

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When in Texas history did cattle become big business?

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After civil war

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Event that occurred in Spindletop, Texas

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Oil was discovered

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_______was the chief economic product of Texas during early twentieth century

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oil

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NAFTA

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Free trade between Mexico, US, Canada

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In 1944, the supreme court case Smith v. Allwright ended

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White Primaries

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Which racial or ethnic group is concentrated in East Texas?

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African-American

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What was SFA's role in development of Texas?

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worked with Spanish, brought American settlers into Texas

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Which Texas city has the largest population?

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Houston

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Historically, the economy of Fort Worth has been associated with what industry?

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Cattle

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The economy of San Antonio rests on all of following except the?

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High-tech industry

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In his book, governor Perry alleged that federal powers grew at the expense of state sovereignty through?

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tea party movement.

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Congress gained the power to tax income through

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sixteenth amendment

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state legislation lost the power to appoint their U.S. senators under

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17th amendment

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Both federal and state governments obtain sovereignty directly from

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the consent of the people

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The tenth amendment to US constitution is the legal basis for

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federal intervention into state responibilites

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Not an advantage for federal govt?

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unfunded mandates that are imposed upon state

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Dual federalism aka?

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layer-cake fedralism

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relationship between states and federal govt. changed dramatically soon after

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great depression began

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Under new deal, federalism is frequently described as

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cooperative federalism

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for eligible participants, the social security act of 1935, instituted all of following excpet

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universal health care for all americans

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Medicaid, was added to the social security program under

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LJB's great society

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The us of block grants, allowing states considerable leeway in how federal money is spent, was championed by president ________ under the name new federalism.

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Nixon

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After the civil war and reconstruction had ended, politics in Texas were dominated for several decades by

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the democratic party

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During the Wilson administration, Texans held key leadership positions in congress and had great political influence because

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seniority system rewarded members who spent many terms in office

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Which prominent Texan served as FDR's Vice president until 1940?

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John Nance Garner

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Since obtaining statehood, the one area in whcih Texans have most consistently supported the federal government is in matters of

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National Defense

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When Phil Gramm, a lifelong Democrat, switched to the Republican Party and easily won reelection it signaled an

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ideological division between republicans Democrats

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Congress's authority to withhold funding from states that failed to raise the legal drinking age was upheld under

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South Dokota vs. Dole

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According to the text, the tea party era is marked by all the following EXCEPT

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strong support from Obamacare

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As a result of the Tea Party movement

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politics in Texas is becoming more polarized

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Today, our federal system is best described as

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marble-cake federalism

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The system of distributing powers between states and a central govt. is called

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federalism

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The supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution states that

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laws passed by national govt. are supreme over all laws

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What is the most important difference between the U.S. Constitutions and State constitutions?

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State constitutions are subordinate to U.S. constitution

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Which of the following was not an important part of the 1827 Constitution of Coahuila y Tejas, established when Texas was part of Mexico?

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established bicameral legislature

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The Mexican War of Independence against _____ grew out of the ______

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Spain, Napoleonic War

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Which of the following statements best describes the structure of the Texas legislature?

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Since independence, bicameral legislature

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Majority of delegates to the convention of 1836 that drafted the constitution for a newly independent Republic of

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slave-owning southern states

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Texas became an independent republic in and because part of the United States in

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1836, 1845

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The main problem that stalled the admission of Texas into the United States was

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Texas would be a pro slavery state

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Which of not a part of the annexation agreement between Texas and the US?

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Texas could maintain an army/ navy for 25 years

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The Texas Constitutional convention of 1861 was dominated by

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lawyers, slaveholders

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which of the following statements about the Texas constitutional convention is not true?

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Texas had to return Oklahoma

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Texas constitution of 1869 was created by whom?

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Members of Texas republican party

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post-civil war governorship of E.J. Davis?

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centralized power to maintain control

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domination of Texas politics by Republicans after the civil war ended

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standoff between Republican governor, democratic legislature in 1972

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Who made up Grange, and what effect did they have on the writing of the Texas constitution?

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agriculture group- wanted govt. to improve plight of farmers.

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What year was Texas's current constitution ratified?

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1876

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Which principle of government is the key to understanding the drafting of the Texas Constitution of 1876?

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the necessity of strong limitations on the authority of the state officials

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Which of the following was not a goal for those writing the Texas constitution?

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give Independence to judiciary by making all judges appointed, instead of elected

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The Texas Constitution is

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long, complex, detailed document

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What is the major difference between the bill of rights in the Texas constitution and the U.S. Bill of Rights?

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Grants rights to Texans not found in U.S. Bill of rights

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What is found in the Texas Bill of Rights

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The Texas Constitution includes guarantees not included in the U.S. Bill of Rights. -Prohibition of discrimination based on sex. -Forbids imprisonment for debt. -Protects the rights of crime victims. -Prohibits the garnishment of wages except for court-ordered child support.

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Significant difference between structure of Texas executive department and structure of U.S. branch?

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In Texas, the executive department is made up of several elected offices, instead of just one.

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Under Texas constitution, who has the power of impeachment?

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House of Representatives has power to impeach, senate has power to try and convict.

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The Texas constitution requires which of the following for an amendment?

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a 2/3rds vote in both houses, majority vote from Texans

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Main criticism of current Texas Constitution behind the Ratliff-Junell proposal for a new constitution?

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Constitution was too restrictive and cumbersome for contemporary govt.

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Texas political culture is best described as moralistic political

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False

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Politics in Texas has been defined by the almost-equal political popularity of both Democrats and Republicans

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False

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Provincialism has been a defining pattern of Texas political culture

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True

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Throughout its history, business interests have dominated Texan political culture

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True

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Dallas is located in the Basin and Range

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True

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Houston is located in the Gulf Coastal Plains

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True

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Dallas is located in the Basin and Range Province

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True

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Oil was the primary industry in Texas during the nineteenth century

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false

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Agriculture accounts for 35% of the contemporary Texan workforce

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False

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Oil was first discovered in West Texas in 1842

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False

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Oil remains the primary driving force of exports from the Texas economy

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False

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The high-tech economy of Texas emerged during the 1920s

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false

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NAFTA has created a free trade market throughout North and Central America

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False

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People of Hispanic origins make up over 30% of Texas population

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True

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On average, Texans are younger than the rest of the US

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True

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Largest city in Texas is San Antonio

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False

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under articles of confederation, states plated a primary role in governing America, govt. had very limited powers

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True

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During the nullification crisis of 1833, South Carolina and several nothern states attempted to nullify key provivions of FDR's deal

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False

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tenth amendment to constitution prevents state govt. from imposing "cruel and unusual" punishments

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false

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new US constitution allowed both federal govt. and state govt. to retain significant measures of sovereignty

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True

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Great depressions led to support of New Deal

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True

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New federalism was Nixon's attempt to give individual states greater control over how they spent federal money

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true

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unfunded mandates requiring states to meet federal guidelines without financial support are associated with coercive federalism

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true

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unfunded mandates infringe upon state sovereignty

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true

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texas constituiotn created a unicameral legislature

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false

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the state of Texas has had three constitutions in the course of its history

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false

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league of nations was created during FDRs presidency as part of new deal

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False

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Because of single-party dominance, Texas's members of congress easily built up seniority and were quite powerful during wislon era

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True

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Controversy about admitting a new slave state held up the annexation of Texas into the United States for nine years

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True

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Sam Houston was the major author of the current Texas constitution

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false

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the constitution of 1866 did not exclude former secessionists from voting

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true

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constitution of 1869 was written by members of republican party, including ten african americans

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true

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Urban business interests had the greatest role in writing the Texas constitution of 1876

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false

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texas had a bill of rights containing more liberties than those found in US bill of rights

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true

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Texas Constitution of 1876 was designed to limit power of govt, especially governors office

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false

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Texas constitution has been amended more than four hundred times

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true

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