Unit 7: Government & Reconstruction

The U.S. Constitution & the TX Constitution established governments with 3 separate branches, each with their own responsibilities and duties; Which line in the table correctly matches the branch of government with its duties?

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Line 4

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7.13B

​ (a)   reconstruction punished the Southern States far more than, ​ (b)   reconstruction.

• Congressional
• Presidential
• Legislative
• Senatorial

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7.13A

The inclusion of a Bill of Rights in both the U.S. and TX Constitutions shows both governments dedication to --

• Republicanism

• Individual Rights

• Separation of Powers

• Checks & Balances

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7.13A

During the Reconstruction Era in TX History, many former enslaved people in TX worked as:

• Sharecroppers

• Ranchers

• Soldiers

• Cowboys

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7.5A

Match the Civil Right granted by the Amendment to the correct Reconstruction Amendment:

• 15th Amendment

• Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime...

• 13th Amendment

• The right of citizens of the U.S. to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S. or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

• 14th Amendment

• All persons born or naturalized in the U.S., and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the U.S. and of the State wherein they reside...

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7.13B

Which principle of the U.S. government is illustrated in the sequence shown above?

• Judicial Review

• Checks & Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

Which agency, created by the U.S. Congress in 1865, was established to build schools and churches, supply food and clothing, and aid in finding employment for former slaves?

• American Red Cross

• Freedmen's Bureau

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

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7.14B

What is the right of citizens that allows free & open communication about issues of political importance social issues?

• Right to petition the government

• Right to due process of law

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of religion

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7.13A

Reconstruction under President Ulysses S. Grant established ​ (a)   military districts. TX was located in district # ​ (b)   , with Louisiana.

• 5
• 3
• 7
• 4

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7.13B

Which Right of American and TX citizens best fits the center of the graphic organizer?

• Freedom of the Press

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of Assembly

• Equal protection under the law

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7.13A