Texas Constitution Flashcards
1
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Texas Coahuila 1820
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- Mostly empty
- Most of the land belonged to slave owners Steve Austin
- Mexico wanted that part to become slave free
- Anglos didn’t want to lose their assets
2
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Republic of Texas 1836
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- Texas became part of the US
- Mexico did not recognize Texas independence
- San Jacinto was the last battle (Mexicans surrender without a fight)
- Santa Ana was the Sargent
3
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When did Mexico file for the annexation of Texas?
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-1844
4
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Annexation of Texas 1846
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- Texas enters the US as a slave state
- Mexico never fought for Texas
- Zachary Taylor organizes an army to the Rio Grande to wait for an inversion that never occurred
5
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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- Mexico gave up Mexico
- Rio Grande was the southern boundary
- New Mexico, California, Texas, Utah, and parts of Oregon
- US government gave 15 billion dollars because ofguilt
6
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Confederate Staes of America 1861
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- Slave states
- Lost
7
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Readmission 1866
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- Readmission with no punishment
- Radicals wanted to punish confederate states
8
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Reconstruction 1869
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-Southern states are mad
9
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Constitution of 1876
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- Current constitution
- 17 articles
- 500 amendments
- Wrote by farmers and ranchers they wanted to limit the government
10
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Bill of Rights
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-Extremely liberal
11
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Homestead provision
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- Your home cannot be taken as payment of debt as long as is all paid off
- Lived in that home for at least 6 months
- Only one homestead
12
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Amendments
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- Need 2/3s of the votes to pass
- 500 in current constitution
13
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Biennial Legislative sessions
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- Every other year
- 140 days
- over 1000 laws are passed
14
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Balanced budget provision
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- Texas cannot borrow money
- The state comptroller need to report to the governor how much money the state will need for the next two years and how much will it need for the next two years
