Review for test 4/4 - Civil war and Recon

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• The Federal Gov't makes the Rules

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government

• Political power belongs to the People

During the Civil War why did women rise up in power ?

• Positions previously held by men fighting in the War were left open

• Women assumed power in the South

• Women Demanded more money

• Women convinced the Men to let them have a try

What is the difference between the Texas Constitution and the United States Constitution

• Each document gives the government complete control of the railroads?

• Both constitutions require a four-fifths vote to amend and give unlimited power to the states.

• Both constitutions establish three branches of government and include a Bill of Rights.

• Each document contains provisions about voting and the right to an education.

What does the State of Legislative branch consist of?

• Texas Congress

• State Agencies

• Texas Agencies

• Texas Senate

What effect did the Reconstruction Amendments (13th freed slaves , 14th-right to be a citizen and 15th-right to vote) have on the southern states?

• They provided African American citizens with greater access to the government.

  
  

• They encouraged African American women to begin exercising their right to vote.

  
  

• They discouraged African Americans from joining the Republican Party.

  
  

Which of the following is NOT an example of separation of powers in the Texas Constitution?

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• The right of the executive to enforce laws

  
  

• The right of the public to elect state representatives

  
  

• The right of the legislature to make laws

  
  

• The right of the judiciary to make rulings on cases

  
  

With the 13th amendment removing slavery, How did Texas address the problem for new labor?

• Farmers began to recruit workers from northern cities.

  
  

• Freed slaves began sharecropping in Texas (working for pay not for free).

  
  

• Local leaders began hiring temporary workers from Europe.

  
  

• Texas repealed child labor laws that were in effect during the war.

  
  

What is an important part of the constitution?

• Republicanism

• Checks and balances

• Separation of powers

• Federalism

What is an example of Checks and balances?

• When the executive branch uses a veto

• When majority rules

• When the government makes a law

• When we go to war