Alabama Studies Weekly Week 10

Front

Why does Alabama have multiple branches of government?

Back

To keep one group from having too much power

Front

What made Alabama's population grow so quickly?

Back

People wanted to get their piece of Alabama.

Front

Alabama was the ______ state to join the Union.

Back

22nd

Front

Where does the state get its governing power?

Back

The will of the people

Front

What project did both the second and third governors of Alabama work on?

Back

a state bank

Front

What does cotton do to the soil it grows in?

Back

depletes it

Front

Why was the capitol moved from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery?

Back

the population had shifted east

Front

How many basic rights are there in Alabama's Bill of Rights?

Back

36

Front

Where was Alabama's first capitol building constructed? Options: Tuscaloosa, Cahaba, Montgomery, Huntsville

Back

Cahaba

Front

According to Alabama's Constitution, everyone has a right to a trial by ________.

Back

jury