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Ch1-3 Flashcards

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Individualistic

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Government should limit its role

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Traditionalistic

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Government should be run by a political elite

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Texas is a government is a combination of

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Traditionalistic and individualistic

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Provincialism

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concern for one’s own area or region at the expense of national or supranational unity.

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Texas has _______ taxes and _______ regulation

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Low taxes

Limited regulation

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6
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Texas had how many recessions

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2

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7
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NAFTA 1992

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Essentially created a free trade zone

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1836

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Texas writes its own constitution

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1845

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Texas rewrote constitution and voted to join u.s.

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1861

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The high class of Texas vote overwhelmingly (4-1) to withdraw from the U.S. And writes another constitution

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1866

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Texas regions Union

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1869

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Reconstruction constitution (smallest constitution in Texas history

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13
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1876

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Today’s constitution

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14
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Gun quote

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The only government that world take our arms is a terronicle one

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Did Texas have freedom of religion while ruled by Santa Anna

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No

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Poll tax

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A tax when you vote

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Supremacy clause

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The constitution is the law of the land and is above any other sub divination laws

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Unicameral

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Legislature composed of 12 deputies

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Bicameral

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Having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses

20
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Grange

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A military farmers movement that fought for better conditions for farmers

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Sovereign

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Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area

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Layer-cake federalism

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A way of describing the separation of powers between the state and national governments.

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Marble-cake federalism

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The boundaries between national and state government is blurred

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Coercive federalism

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Federal policies that force states to change there policies to fit national goals

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Preemption

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The federal government prevents a state from acting in a particular way

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Unfunded mandates

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The federal government requires a state to pay for the costs of federal policies

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New federalism

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Nixon and grant trying to return power to the states with block grants

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Block grants

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Federal grants that allow states considerable discretion on how finds are spent

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Sanford dictum

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Implies that freedom of speech applies to the states

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Selective incorporations

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Certain liberties in the constitution that the Supreme Court believes apply to the states

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Separate but equal

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The idea that states can segregate so long as it is equal for all

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Rational basis test

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Does a federal law make logical since a

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Moralistic

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Promoting the public good

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First Texas constitution had familiar features

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A brief preamble, 
separation of government powers into 3 parts, 
a bicameral legislature 
Bill of rights 
Elections
35
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The Texas constitution kept what

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Slavery

36
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Texas had the emancipation of slavery

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But it required the owners consent

37
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Congressional reconstruction acts of 1867

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Gave blacks the right to vote and full political equality

Surf in public spending on roads schools and bridges

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The grange wanted

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Strong popular control of the government
Limited state powers
Economy in government
Promotion of aquarium services(good transport)

39
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Article 1

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Bill of rights

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Article 2

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Powers of the government

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Article 3

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Legislative beacon (150 house rep and 31 senate rep)

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Article 4

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The power of the governor is split

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The Secretary of State can be appointed by

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Gov

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Article 5

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Judiciary: Texas Supreme Court, Texas court of criminal appeal

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Article6

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Suffrage

46
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General revenue sharing

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Revenue with no strings attached

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