TX25 - CW+R and CCR Cattle

Which principle of government does this image display?

[hint: power is divided between 3 different branches of government]

a

popular sovereignty

separation of powers

republicanism

checks and balances

Which of these principles of government is the one that "provides a framework for how representatives are elected to the legislature"?

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

• separation of powers

• republicanism

GOVERNMENT LEADERS:

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• * a ​ (a)   leads the national government

• * a ​ (b)   leads the state government

• * a ​ (c)   leads the municipal [city] government

• * a ​ (d)   works for the county government

• President
• Governor
• Mayor
• Sheriff

Put each item in the correct category.

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• WHEN COMPLETED, THERE SHOULD BE TWO [2] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY

Groups:

(a) 13th AMENDMENT

,

(b) 14th AMENDMENT

,

(c) 15th AMENDMENT

• led to the elections of the first black representatives

• granted citizenship for all people born in the U.S.

• officially abolished slavery

• gave all men the right to vote

• main goal of the abolitionists

• gives every American "equal protection under the law"

RIGHTS [things protected by law]

RESPONSIBILITIES [things people should do]

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  1 - One example of a RIGHT is...

• 2 - One example of a RESPONSIBILITY is...

• 2 - One example of something that is both a RIGHT and a RESPONSIBILITY is...

TEXAS in 1861:

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• While BOTH of these supported slavery as part of the Texas economy, they disagreed over the issue of secession.

• ​ (a)   - ​believed that a war against the U.S. could not be won and violated an oath of allegiance

• ​ (b)   - believed that Texas should separate from the U.S. and voted to join the Confederacy

• Sam Houston
• Supporters of Secession

Match the following Civil War EVENTS with the correct description.

• PALMITO RANCH

• shortages of goods, less cotton grown, women entering the workforce

• APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE

• battle that happened more than a month AFTER the war ended with Lee's surrender

• TEXAS ECONOMY

• Lincoln's message of freedom that was finally enforced by Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865

• EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

• place where Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

ALL of these are examples of how the Civil War effected the economy of Texas EXCEPT -

• there were shortages of goods due to the Union blockade of Texas ports

• farmers planted less cotton [and more food crops to help feed soldiers]

• Texans elected a new governor when Sam Houston was removed

• women took on jobs that would normally have been done by men

In 1865, slow ​ (a)   was the main reason that fighting in the war continued for a month after Lee's surrender at ​ (b)   in April - including the final battle of the war that happened at ​ (c)   in south Texas. It is also the reason that enslaved Texans didn't learn of their freedom until June 19 - a day commonly known as "​ (d)   ".

• Juneteenth
• communication
• Appomattox
• Palmito Ranch

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY is that political power given to "qualified voters". To be a qualified voter, what THREE [3] things do Texans have to be?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• 18 years of age or older

• a resident of Texas

• a college graduate

• a citizen of the U.S.

• a land owner