Texas Constitution and Government Principles

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What does Popular Sovereignty mean?

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The people rule

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The Texas Constitution has many more________than the U.S. Constitution.

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Amendments

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The Texas Constitution restricts or limits the powers of government. This principal is known as --

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Limited Government

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Which of the following factors greatly impacted Texans in supporting slavery? large and diverse populations from Mexico and Europe, many lakes and rivers for transportation and fishing, large land areas fit for growing cotton, small cabins and hunters in the forests

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large land areas fit for growing cotton

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What is one of the main differences between the US Bill of Rights and the Texas Bill of Rights?

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The Texas Bill of Rights provide more protections than the US Bill of Rights.

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How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

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Most Texans owned slaves and would lose money if slavery was outlawed.

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What principle of government is reflected in the excerpt from the State of Texas Constitution of 1876? Article 1 SEC 1. Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States; and the maintenance of our free institutions and the perpetuity of the Union depend upon the preservation of the right of local self-government unimpaired to all the State.

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popular sovereignty

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Which of the following belongs in Section III? Ten articles, Bill of Rights, Term limits, Twenty-seven amendments

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Bill of Rights

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Determine whether the statement reflects popular sovereignty or federalism: "Texas is a state within the United States system of government."

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Federalism

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Determine whether the statement reflects popular sovereignty or federalism: "All free governments are founded on the authority of the people."

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Popular Sovereignty