Quarterly 3 Assessment REVIEW REVIEW

Which phrase from the excerpt best supports your answer?

Read the excerpt from the Texas Constitution: "Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States; and the maintenance of our free institutions and the perpetuity of the Union depend upon the preservation of the right of local self-government unimpaired to all the state."

• "Texas is a free and independent State"

• "subject only to the Constitution of the United States"

• "local self-government unimpaired to all the state"

• "the perpetuity of the Union"

Read the excerpt from the Texas Constitution: "Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States; and the maintenance of our free institutions and the perpetuity of the Union depend upon the preservation of the right of local self-government unimpaired to all the state."

Which principle of government is reflected in this statement?

• A. Federalism

• B. Separation of Powers

• C. Individual Rights

• D. Popular Sovereignty

What was one major impact of the 13th amendment?

• It ended slavery in all U.S. territories.

• It allowed slavery to continue in some Southern states.

• It abolished slavery throughout the entire United States.

• It required compensation for former enslavers.

Why did many Southern states, including Texas, rely on enslaved labor in the early 1800s?

• It was required by the federal government.

• It was the only way to grow crops in Texas's dry climate.

• The plantation economy depended on enslaved workers.

• Northern states encouraged the expansion of slavery.

Which of the following events directly led to Texas seceding from the United States in 1861?

• The signing of the Missouri Compromise

• The election of Abraham Lincoln as president

• The enforcement of new tariffs on Southern goods

• The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Using the map provided, identify which Texas location was the site of one of the final battles of the Civil War.

• Galveston

• Brownsville

• Palmito Ranch

• Sabine Pass

Read the following excerpt from the 13th Amendment: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States."

Which phrase from the amendment best supports the abolishment of slavery?

• except as a punishment for crime

• shall exist within the United States

• whereof the party shall have been duly convicted

• Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude

Explain how "Separation of Powers" limits government power in the United States.

• it divides government power into three branches and each branch has specific powers regarding how they interact with laws

• this principle limits government power by splitting it in two giving half to the federal government and the other half to the states

• it says that government power belongs to the people and they can elect leaders who will represent them

• this principle gives the three branches of the ability to check the others so that power remains balanced and equal

The Texas Constitution, similar to the ________, establishes the structure of the state's government by dividing it into three branches. This principle is known as ________.

• U.S. Constitution, Separation of Powers

• British Constitution, Checks and Balances

• Articles of Confederation, Federalism

• Canadian Charter, Judicial Review

Which of the following principles are shared by both the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution?

• A. Separation of powers, checks and balances, and a bill of rights

• B. One branch of government, tax laws, and limited political terms

• C. Governors are appointed, judges serve for life, and no legislative body exists

• D. Restriction of freedoms, centralized power, and no checks on authority