WorksheetsTX - 8.1 - Politics and Economics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The U.S. Government [and the Texas Government] splits the powers of government into 3 different branches: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the _______ branch.
[hint: the missing branch is the one that MAKES the laws for our state and our nation]
legislative
national
federal
religious
What is women's "suffrage"? [hint: this is a right that women won with the 19th Amendment in 1920]
the right to vote
the right to own property
the right to equal pay
the right to serve on a jury
Which of these men was a U.S. Senator [who did NOT fully support civil rights] and later became President of the U.S. [where he DID fully support civil rights]?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which of these Republicans supported Texas's claim to the "tidelands" in 1952?
[This resulted in many Texans voting Republican for the first time in 1952, and the development of a "two-party system" in Texas politics]
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Herbert Hoover
Thomas Dewey
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution finally gave American women the right to vote in 1920?
19th Amendment
2nd Amendment
21st Amendment
12th Amendment
What Texas "controversy" in 1952 directly led to most Texans voting REPUBLICAN for the first time in a presidential election? [Texans realized that there were TWO political parties in Texas, not just the Democratic Party]
the "tidelands controversy" - Republican Dwight Eisenhower supported Texas's claims to the tidelands
the "railroad controversy" - Republican Richard Nixon supported Texas ownership of all railroads in Texas
the "oil field controversy" - Republican Thomas Dewey was giving full control of Texas oil fields to the Texas government
NONE of these are correct
What is one similarity between Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson?
they both worked to improve the rights of African Americans
they both were among the shortest Presidents of the U.S.
they were both born and raised in a country outside of the U.S.
they both played point guard for their high school basketball team
The picture shown above is most closely related to the passing of which amendment?
The 19th amendment
The 21st amendment
the 1st amendment
the 34th amendment
What happened as a result of electing a Republican (Dwight D. Eisenhower) in Texas during the 1952 election?
Texas emerged as a two-party system.
Texas never voted for a Republican.
Texas gave up the tidelands in return for parts of Louisiana.
Texas halted its production of Cotton until a Democrat was elected.
Before the election of 1952, which political party did Texans mostly vote for?
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Green Party
Federalist party
