TX - 5.1 - Early Texas Government

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY is a term that means "political power belongs to...."

• the people who choose to vote
• the rich and powerful
• the president and governors of each state
• kings and queens

As a child, Mary Maverick witnessed the Battle of ________ [which happened in San Antonio in 1836] and many years later she painted a watercolor sketch of it.

• the Alamo
• San Jacinto
• Goliad
• Gonzales

Which of these men was the U.S. President who annexed Texas into the U.S. on December 29, 1845?

• James K. Polk
• Abraham Lincoln
• Henry Clay
• Sam Houston

Look at the chart shown.  Which branch of government MAKES the laws for a state or nation?

• legislative branch
• executive branch
• judicial branch
• federal branch

Look at the chart shown.  Which branch of government INTERPRETS [EVALUATES] the laws for a state or nation?

• judicial branch
• federal branch
• executive branch
• legislative branch

What is one thing that was included in the Texas Constitution of 1845?

• slavery was legal in Texas
• women were given the right to vote
• new settlers were paid $5000 to settle in Texas
• Texas was too big and would be split up into 7 different states

What part of the Texas Constitution was written specifically to protect the rights and freedoms of individual Texas citizens?

• The "Bill of Rights"
• The "Declaration of Freedoms"
• The "List of Citizens Rules"
• The "Liberty Clause"

Look at the chart shown.  Which branch of government ENFORCES [CARRIES OUT] the laws for a state or nation?

• executive branch
• federal branch
• legislative branch
• judicial branch

Which president of Texas did NOT want Texas to be annexed into the U.S.?

• Mirabeau B. Lamar
• Sam Houston
• Anson Jones
• Stephen F. Austin

One reason that the U.S. delayed the annexation of Texas for nearly 10 years was that the U.S. did not want to add another slave state to their country.  What was the other big reason?

• the U.S. did not want to damage relations with Mexico, which could lead to war
• Texas owed a lot of money to the U.S., and the U.S. wanted Texas to pay up first
• the U.S. did not like the fact that Native Americans were being forced out of Texas
• Texas was unable to raise the $11 million annexation fee