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1
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what was the 2nd texas constitution?

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the constitution of 1866

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2
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the constitution of 1866 only lasted

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3 years

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3
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the constitution of 1866 was written

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after the civil war

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4
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what was the 3rd constitution of Texas

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constitution of 1869

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why was the constitution of 1869 written (2)

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  1. to comply with republican RADICAL reconstruction policies
  2. to comply with the Reconstruction Act
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what are the 2 major things that the constitution of 1869 do?

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  1. power of the government was expanded
  2. created a 3 person supreme court
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in the constitution of 1869 who appoints judges?

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the governor

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what is the senate role when it comes to appointing judges according to the constitution of 1869

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senate advises and consents

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who was the 1st republican governor of Texas new era/

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E.J Davis

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10
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what is the current Texas Constitution?

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constitution of 1876

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powers of governor are limited and distributed to several offices

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plural executive

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what was the first constitution of texas? who did it favor

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constitution of 1836
favored white people

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what did E.J Davis do?

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he used the powers as governor to RULE OVER A CORRUPT & LAVISH GOVT

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after losing reelection to Richard Coke what did E.J Davis do?

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he refused to leave office

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who did E.J davis lose t?

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Richard Coke

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when E.J Davis refused to leave office was their any assistant?

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no
Texas military and the US president refused to help with kicking out E.J Davis

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why was the constitution of 1876 written?

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democrats wanted a constitution that limited state power

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18
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powers of governor are limited and distributed to several offices

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plural executive

19
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What are the 3 texas political cultures?

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  1. Moralistic
  2. Individualistic
  3. Traditionalistic
20
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texas political culture is draw from

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Daniel J. Elazar

21
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role of governor

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sign / veto bills, executuve order, state of state address, filling judicial vacancies

22
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Moralistic

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govt is to promote the public good or well-being of the community

23
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today the texas govt embraces

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social conservatism
not ideal by should be used to achieve common good

24
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texas is big on ___ but not ___

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  1. independent
  2. public service
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individualistic relates to
free market & capitalism, and ability for person to express themselves in marketplace, church, etc
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traditionalistic role of govt
govt promotes / maintains the social and economic system
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who is the chief officer of elections
secretary of state
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vast majority of election work is done by the secretary of state (T/F)
False most is down at the local level
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local election administrators roles (4)
1. register voters 2. determine voter eligibility' 3. design ballots 4. select/maintain voting devices
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counties divided into
precincts
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each party has a
precint chair
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roles of precinct chair (3)
organize party voters, encourage voter registration increase voter turnout
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role of county chair
same stuff as precinct chair also responsible fro receiving official filing for candidates on ballot file candidates on ballot
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what are the 4 parties of Texas
democrat green liberal republican
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straight party voting
vote for same party for all positions
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ticket splitting
vote for different parties for different positions
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straight ticket
tick 1 box and your ballot is automatically straight party
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why was straight ticket abolished
required very low voter knowledge
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Texas has always been a 4 party state (T/F)
False was mainly a 1 party state mainly conservative
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what was the 1st interest group of Texas
AGRICULTURE texas grange farmers organization
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Why where their an increase in corporate interest groups?
Because of the OIL BOOM oil = more money
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where their every corporate interest groups in Texas
YESSSS
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lobby control act
required lobbyists to register for the first time
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what 3 laws where passed as a result of corporate interest groups?
1. lobby control act 2. ethics codes for state employees 3. representation before state agencies act

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