Chapter 3 Flashcards
Government is a process of decision making conditioned by all of the following except
bureaucracy
Constitutions are expected to do all of the following except
identify political leaders.
Which of the following concerning the Texas Constitution of 1836 is not correct?
It established a federal system of government for the Republic.
Which is a correct statement about Texas?
Texas won independence in 1836 and gained statehood in 1845
Common law refers to
customs upheld by courts and derived from British tradition
What issued delayed Texas annexation to the United States in 1836?
The slavery controversy in the United States
Which of the following is not true of the Texas Constitution of 1845?
It granted the governor a term of four years
The kind of ballot that results from the election of a large number of independent executive and judicial officers is a
A long ballot
Which of the following is not true of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
It was passed by the Radical Democrats in Congress.
Which of the following was the slogan of the Texas Grange going into the 1875 Constitutional Convention?
“Retrenchment and reform”
