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Chapter 28 Section 1: Texas Constitutions
1. Who wrote the first constitution in 1827? How many constitutions has Texas had?
2. The Texas constitution was similar to what country’s constitution? What two things
were strictly controlled under the constitution?
3. How many constitutions did Texas have during the Civil War and Reconstruction? In
what year was our present constitution written?
4. What were the 4 important purposes of the Texas Constitutions?
5. When did women in Texas gain the right to vote?
6. What does it mean to be part of a federal system of government?
7. Powers given to the states are called reserved powers. List 3 examples of reserve
powers.
8. List 3 examples of powers the states do not have.
9. What does Article II of the Texas constitution state?
10. What does the Texas Bill of Rights protect?
11. What was the main difference between the Constitution of 1869 and 1876?
12. What were 3 things accomplished by the Constitution of 1876?
13. What is a major argument regarding the Constitution of 1876?
14. What are two reasons that amendments to the Texas constitution have been passed?
15. Adopting an amendment requires what? If an amendment makes it through the House
and Senate, who approves it next? Can the Texas governor veto an amendment?