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Delegates to the 1875 Constitutional Convention,reflecting the philosophy of the Grange,were overwhelmingly liberal.

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Question 32

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Amendments to the Texas Constitution may be proposed by

A) the legislature only.
B) either the legislature or the governor.
C) either the legislature or the state's voters.
D) either the governor or the state's voters.
E) the Supreme Court only.

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The Texas Constitution provides enough formal powers to make the state's governor one of the strongest in the country.

How is the Texas Constitution viewed by special interest groups in the state? What are the advantages and disadvantages to interest groups in having their particular concerns addressed in the constitution?

Little similarity exists between the provisions for the executive branch in the Texas Constitution and in the national Constitution.

The constitution adopted in 1876 included provisions to do all of the following except

Which of the following are strategies used by groups to embed their particular policy concerns in the Constitution?

The Texas Constitution requires that the comptroller of public accounts and the attorney general be elected statewide.

Constitutions serve to

The incorporation of the Bill of Rights has required Texas to apply national provisions to state criminal cases.

When the acts of the government are accepted by the citizens as moral,fair,and just,the government is said to have

The traditionalistic/individualistic political culture is dedicated to unlimited governmental action.

The Constitution of 1869 was heavily influenced by Jacksonian democracy,which produced long ballots,short terms of office for lawmakers,and the expansion of voting rights.

Compare and contrast the Texas Constitution with the U.S.Constitution? How are the provisions related to the legislature,the executive branch,and the judiciary similar,and how are they different,in the two documents? What effect have changes in the U.S.Constitution had on the Texas Constitution?

Amendments to the Texas Constitution are proposed by an absolute two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the legislature.

Qualifications for Texas judges stated in the Texas Constitution often allow those with no legal training to be eligible for a trial court bench.

Both the Texas Constitution and the U.S.Constitution are based on the principle of separation of powers.

The twenty counties that voted against ratification of the constitution in 1876 were

The Texas Constitution establishes limited-purpose local governments with taxing authority known as

The traditionalistic-individualistic political culture of Texas resulted in a constitution