Unit 7: Reconstruction and Government Review

What is an amendment?

Vice President Andrew Johnson established how many military districts?

• 5

• 1

• 10

• 15

Reconstruction ends in Texas when it is re-admitted into the United States 1970.

• True

• False

Legislative = ​ (a)  

Governor = ​ (b)  

Supreme Court of Texas = ​ (c)  

• Makes Laws
• Carries out Laws
• Interpret Laws
• Votes on Representatives

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

​ (a)   reconstruction (Abraham Lincoln's plan) punished the Southern States far more than​ (b)   reconstruction (Abraham Lincoln's Vice President's plan).

• Congressional
• Presidential
• Ku Klux Klan
• Confederate

The inclusion of a Bill of Rights with the Texas Constitution reflects a commitment to -

• republicanism

• individual rights

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

Answer explanation

The inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the Texas Constitution emphasizes the protection of individual rights, ensuring that citizens have specific freedoms and protections against government infringement.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.​ (a)  

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.​ (b)  

All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.​ (c)  

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

Answer explanation

The 15th Amendment prohibits voting discrimination based on race, the 13th Amendment abolishes slavery, and the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to all born or naturalized in the U.S. Each amendment addresses key civil rights.

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

Answer explanation

The sequence illustrates the principle of checks and balances, which ensures that no single branch of government becomes too powerful, as each branch can limit the powers of the others.

In which military district is Texas located?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Answer explanation

Texas is located in Military District 5, which encompasses the southwestern United States. This district includes states like Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, making option 5 the correct choice.