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Texas leads the nation in which items? |
Cattle, sheep, goats, cotton, wool, watermelon, and cabbage production |
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Texas, in 2023, is first in _____? |
Fortune 500 companies |
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Texas is first among the states in what? |
Export revenues |
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What valuable resource is Texas first in? |
Oil production |
Amber’s dad helps with this in his work |
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What ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island? |
King Ranch |
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T or F? More land is farmed in Texas than any other state. |
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T or F? More land is farmed in Texas than any other state. |
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_____ is closer to Needles, California, than to Dallas. |
El Paso |
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T or F? More land is farmed in Texas than any other state. |
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_____ is closer to Needles, California, than to Dallas. |
El Paso |
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_______ is closer to Chicago than to El Paso. |
Texarkana |
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T or F? More land is farmed in Texas than any other state. |
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_______ is closer to Chicago than to El Paso. |
Texarkana |
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Texas leads the nation in the production of what vegetable? |
Spinach |
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Texas is _____ in size, to Alaska. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd? |
2nd |
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T or F? Texas is second in population, to California (29.9 million - for July, 2020 estimate) |
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T or F? Texas is second in population, to California (29.9 million - for July, 2020 estimate) |
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T or F? 47th country ahead of North Korea, Taiwan, and Australia |
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T or F? If Texas was a country, it would be the 47th country ahead of North Korea, Taiwan, and Australia |
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T or F? Texas is the only state with five cities in the top ten on population |
F…Texas is the only state with THREE cities in the top ten in population (Houston - 4th, San Antonio - 7th, Dallas - 9th, Austin - 11th, Ft. Worth - 16th, El Paso - 19th) |
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____ of the top 30 fastest growing counties in the U.S. are in Texas (2019) |
Seven (Rockwall - 3rd, Collin - 13th, Denton - 27th) |
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Four of the ten fastest growing cities of size (50,000 or more) in the U.S. are in Texas, including the Top Three….what are those four? |
Conroe, Georgetown, Frisco, McKinney |
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“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” What Amendment is this excerpt from? |
Tenth Amendment |
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“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” What Amendment is this excerpt from? |
Tenth Amendment |
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To “regulate” health, safety, morals… (is considered a “green light” for the states) |
Police Powers |
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“Nor shall any State deprive any person of liberty, or property, without due process of law” - what is this called? |
“Due process clause” |
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“Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” What is this called? |
The “equal protection clause” |
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“Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” What is this called? |
The “equal protection clause” |
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The “due process” and “equal protection” clauses are included in what Amendment? |
Fourteenth Amendment |
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“Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” What is this called? |
The “equal protection clause” |
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The “due process” and “equal protection” clauses are included in what Amendment? |
Fourteenth Amendment |
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What 1973 case was about right of privacy, ruled 7-2, and struck down Texas law and similar laws in 45 other states? |
Roe v. Wade |
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“Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” What is this called? |
The “equal protection clause” |
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The “due process” and “equal protection” clauses are included in what Amendment? |
Fourteenth Amendment |
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What 1973 case was about right of privacy, ruled 7-2, and struck down Texas law and similar laws in 45 other states? |
Roe v. Wade |
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What case ruled 5-4, struck down laws in TX and 47 other states, and originated at the Republican National Convention in Dallas in 1984? |
Texas v. Johnson (1989) |
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The “due process” and “equal protection” clauses are included in what Amendment? |
Fourteenth Amendment |
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What 1973 case was about right of privacy, ruled 7-2, and struck down Texas law and similar laws in 45 other states? |
Roe v. Wade |
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What case ruled 5-4, struck down laws in TX and 47 other states, and originated at the Republican National Convention in Dallas in 1984? |
Texas v. Johnson (1989) |
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What case’s ruling was that the display of the Ten Commandments on the state Capitol grounds does not violate the First Amendment prohibition against state sponsored religion? |
Van Orden v. Perry (2005) |
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“Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” What is this called? |
The “equal protection clause” |
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The “due process” and “equal protection” clauses are included in what Amendment? |
Fourteenth Amendment |
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What 1973 case was about right of privacy, ruled 7-2, and struck down Texas law and similar laws in 45 other states? |
Roe v. Wade |
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What case ruled 5-4, struck down laws in TX and 47 other states, and originated at the Republican National Convention in Dallas in 1984? |
Texas v. Johnson (1989) |
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What case’s ruling was that the display of the Ten Commandments on the state Capitol grounds does not violate the First Amendment prohibition against state sponsored religion? |
Van Orden v. Perry (2005) |
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This case considered homosexual sodomy to be unconstitutional as a violation the right of privacy |
Lawrence v. Texas (2003) |
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“Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” What is this called? |
The “equal protection clause” |
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The “due process” and “equal protection” clauses are included in what Amendment? |
Fourteenth Amendment |
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What 1973 case was about right of privacy, ruled 7-2, and struck down Texas law and similar laws in 45 other states? |
Roe v. Wade |
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What case ruled 5-4, struck down laws in TX and 47 other states, and originated at the Republican National Convention in Dallas in 1984? |
Texas v. Johnson (1989) |
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What case’s ruling was that the display of the Ten Commandments on the state Capitol grounds does not violate the First Amendment prohibition against state sponsored religion? |
Van Orden v. Perry (2005) |
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This case considered homosexual sodomy to be unconstitutional as a violation the right of privacy |
Lawrence v. Texas (2003) |
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T or F? Lawrence v. Texas (2003) overruled Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) |
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This case considered homosexual sodomy to be unconstitutional as a violation the right of privacy along with the Fourteenth Amendment and its “due process” clause. |
Lawrence v. Texas (2003) |
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Which case involved Cheryl Hopwood in 1996? |
Hopwood v. Texas (1996, 5th Circuit) |
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Which case involved Cheryl Hopwood in 1996? |
Hopwood v. Texas (1996, 5th Circuit) |
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Which case? - University of California (Davis) - Quota of 16 out of 100 - Fourteenth Amendment “equal protection” clause - Decision: Race = yes; quotas = no - Admissions committees |
University of California v. Bakke (1978) |
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Which case involved Cheryl Hopwood in 1996? |
Hopwood v. Texas (1996, 5th Circuit) |
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Which case? - University of California (Davis) - Quota of 16 out of 100 - Fourteenth Amendment “equal protection” clause - Decision: Race = yes; quotas = no - Admissions committees |
University of California v. Bakke (1978) |
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What followed the Hopwood v. Texas case? |
Ten Percent Rule |
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Which case involved Cheryl Hopwood in 1996? |
Hopwood v. Texas (1996, 5th Circuit) |
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Which case? - University of California (Davis) - Quota of 16 out of 100 - Fourteenth Amendment “equal protection” clause - Decision: Race = yes; quotas = no - Admissions committees |
University of California v. Bakke (1978) |
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What followed the Hopwood v. Texas case? |
Ten Percent Rule |
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What court case is this based on the details below? - Texas Legislature, HB 2 (SB 2), Special Session, 2013 - Sen. Wendy Davis (D) - Filibuster - 11 hours - Second Session - SCOTUS, 5-3 ruling, unconstitutional |
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt |
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What court case is this based on the details below? - Texas Legislature, HB 2 (SB 2), Special Session, 2013 - Sen. Wendy Davis (D) - Filibuster - 11 hours - Second Session - SCOTUS, 5-3 ruling, unconstitutional |
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (2016) |
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Through what year did dual federalism occur? |
Through 1937 |
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Through what year did dual federalism occur? |
Through 1937 |
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What policy made by FDR created cooperative federalism? |
The New Deal |
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Through what year did dual federalism occur? |
Through 1937 |
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What policy made by FDR created cooperative federalism? |
The New Deal |
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What act and time enforced creative federalism? |
The 1960’s; the Voting Rights Act (made in 1965) |
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Through what year did dual federalism occur? |
Through 1937 |
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What policy made by FDR created cooperative federalism? |
The New Deal |
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What act and time enforced creative federalism? |
The 1960’s; the Voting Rights Act (made in 1965) |
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What type of Federalism exists today? |
New Federalism |
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Through what year did dual federalism occur? |
Through 1937 |
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What policy made by FDR created cooperative federalism? |
The New Deal |
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What act and time enforced creative federalism? |
The 1960’s; the Voting Rights Act (made in 1965) |
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What type of Federalism exists today? |
New Federalism |
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The Balance of Power focuses on what type of Federalism? |
New Federalism |
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Through what year did dual federalism occur? |
Through 1937 |
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What policy made by FDR created cooperative federalism? |
The New Deal |
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What act and time enforced creative federalism? |
The 1960’s; the Voting Rights Act (made in 1965) |
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What type of Federalism exists today? |
New Federalism |
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The Balance of Power focuses on what type of Federalism? |
New Federalism |
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What three events (1980s-2000s and 450-700) focused on New Federalism? |
The Reagan Revolution, Categorical to Block Grants (1980-2001), and Block Grants (450-700) |
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What city is in North Texas? |
Dallas |
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What city is in South Texas? |
San Antonio |
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What city is in east TX? |
Houston |
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What university is in central TX? |
University of Texas, Austin |
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What ranch is in the panhandle? |
Cadillac Ranch, near Amarillo, TX |
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Who was Houston named after? |
Sam Houston (1793-1863) |
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When did the Coke-Davis Dispute happen? |
January, 1874 |
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What was the Coke-Davis dispute? |
In the election of December 1873 Richard Coke received 100,415 votes for governor against 52,141 for Edmund J. Davis. The election had been characterized by fraud and intimidation on both sides. Davis, the incumbent, proclaimed that he had a right to finish out his four-year term, and the "Semicolon Court," in the case Ex parte Rodriguez, held that the election was illegal. Disregarding the court ruling, the Democrats secured the keys to the second floor of the Capitol and took possession. Davis was reported to have state troops stationed on the lower floor. The Travis Rifles (see TRAVIS GUARDS AND RIFLES), summoned to protect Davis, were converted into a sheriff's posse and protected Coke. On January 15, 1874, Coke was inaugurated as governor. On January 16 Davis arranged for a truce, but he made one final appeal for federal intervention. A telegram from President Ulysses S. Grant said that he did not feel warranted in sending federal troops to keep Davis in office. Davis resigned his office on January 19. Coke's inauguration restored Democrat control in Texas. ``
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Who is James Stephen Hogg? (1851-1906) |
Attorney General (1887-91) First Native Born Governor of TX (1891-1895) |
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What progressive program in Texas focused on the prohibition of child labor? |
Prohibition of Child Labor (1903) |
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What prohibition program occurred in 1905? |
Terrel Election Law Establishes Texas Primary |
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What prohibition program occurred in 1907?
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Robertson Insurance Law |
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What prohibition program occurred in 1910?
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Prison Reform Act (outlawed striped uniforms, paid wages for work, provided reading materials) |
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Who was Texas' governor in 1914 (reelected in 1916) and who was his wife? |
James E. Ferguson (Farmer Jim) and Miriam "Ma" Ferguson |
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When was Miriam Ferguson elected governor and what policy did she enforce? |
1924 (elected again in 1932)/Ultra Liberal Pardoning Policy |
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Which two people focused on oil politics in the 1930s? |
Herbert Hoover (first Republican to do this) and Al Smith (Democratic governor of New York) |
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W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890-1969) |
Organized the band, Light Crust Doughboys Governor of TX in 1938 |
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Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 10th district
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Sam Rayburn (1882-1961) |
Won election to the Texas House of Representatives Mentor to LBJ |
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The 1948 U.S. Senate Race Runoff involved which two people and where did it take place? |
Coke Stevenson and Lyndon B. Johnson/Jim Wells County (RESULT: 87 vote difference/recount was 29-28) |
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Allan Shivers (1907-1985) |
- 37th governor of Texas - Leader of Texas Democratic Party in the 1940s |
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U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough (1903-1996) |
Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1971 and was a leader of the progressive wing of his party
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During the Election of 1952, Allan Shivers and TX Democrats were called _______. |
Shivercrats |
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Ralph Yarborough and DOT were called _______. |
Loyalists |
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John Connally (1917-1993) |
39th governor of TX |
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What president was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963? |
John F. Kennedy |
Emily's fav president |
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12 TX senators, also called the "_______," used filibustering tactics and eventually left the Capitol and hid from Texas Rangers for four days
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Killer Bees |
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William P. "Bill" Clements |
First Republican Govenor of Texas from 1979-83 and 1987-1991 |
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Mark White |
43rd governor of TX (1983-1987) Democrat |
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Phil Gramm |
Member of U.S. House (1979-1985) U.S. Senator (1985-2002) Republican |
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Lloyd Bentsen (1921-2006) |
U.S. Senator (1971-1993) Democrat Secretary of Treasury (1993/94) |
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Barbara Johnson (1936-96) |
Texas House (1963-67) Texas Senate (1967-72) Gave Keynote Speech at Democratic National Convetion in 1976 |
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Jim Wright |
Texas House member (1947-49) Majority leader and speaker |
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George H. W. Bush |
President (1989-93) |
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George W. Bush |
Governor of TX (1995-2000) President (2001-2009) |
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Bob Bullock (1929-1999) |
Democrat Comptroller (1975-1991) Texas House member (1953-1957) Secretary of State (1968-1969) |
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Henry Cisneros |
Mayor of San Antonio (1981-1989) Secretary HUD (1993-1997) |
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John Tower (1925-1991) |
1961 U.S. Senate to 1985 Nominee Secty of Defense (1989) Died in plane crash in April of 1991 |
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Hutchinson (R) |
Texas House (1973-1977) Texas State Treasurer (1991-1993) Senior Senator for Texas |
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Ann Richards (1993-2006) |
Travis Co. Commissioner (1977-1983 TX Treasurer (1983-1991) Governor of TX (1991-1995) |
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Jim Mattox |
Texas Attorney General (1983-1991) Runoff for Democratic Nomination for Governor (1990) U.S. House (1977-1983) |
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Richard Armey |
U.S. House (1985-2003) Majority Leader (1995-2003) Author of "Contract with America" |
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Ross Perot |
Founder of Electronic Data Systems (1962) Chair, Select Committee on Education (1982) Presidential Candidate, 1992, 1996 |
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Rick Perry |
TX House (1983-1991) Democrat to Republican (1991) Governor of TX (2000-2015) |
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Bill White |
Graduate of University of Texas Law School Texas Democratic Party's Chair (1994-1998) Mayor of Houston (2004-2010) |
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Wendy Davis |
Democratic Party Nominee for Governor (2014) State Senate (2009-2015) Fort Worth City Council (1999-2008) |
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Dan Morales |
TX House (1985-1991) TX Attorney General (1991-1999) Sent to prison for tobacco settlement but released in March of 2007 |
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Tony Sanchez |
Democratic nomiee for Texas Governor (2002) CEO of Sancez Oil and Gas Corp. |
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John Cornyn |
District Court Judge (1985-1991) Texas Supreme Court (1991-1999) Texas Attorney General (1999-2001) Junior Senator for TX |
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Ron Kirk |
Mayor of Dallas (1995-2002) Texas Secretary of State (1994) Democratic Candidate for Senate in 2002 but lost to John Cornyn |
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Tom DeLay |
Nicknamed "The Hammer" House Majority Whip (1995-2003) House Majority Leader (2003-2005) Resigned from U.S. House in June 2006 |
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Which two people participated in the U.S. Senate Race in Nov. 2018? |
Ted Cruz (50.89%) Beto O'Rourke (48.33%) |
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Ted Cruz |
U.S. Senator (2013) |
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Wendy Davis |
Became State Senator and Gubernatorial Nominee of the Democratic Party (2014) |
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Greg Abbott |
Attorney General Gubernatorial Nominee of the Republican Party (2014) |
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Texas Redistricting Issue |
November 2002 Texas Republicans gain control of Texas House Nov. 2002: 21R-11D Now: 23R-13D |
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What was the population of TX in 2010? |
25.1 million |
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What is the current population of TX? |
29.9 million |
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Do cities or counties take up 40% of Texas' population? |
Counties |
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Which TX city has the largest population? |
Houston (2,326,000 people) |
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Cattle, cotton, oil, technology make up Texas' ______. |
Economy ($13.6 million today) |
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Colonel Jared Groce |
Founder of Texas cotton industry in 1820s |
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_______% of cotton is from high plains of West Texas and ____% of U.S. cotton acreage is in Texas. |
60%, 40% |
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_______ is the origin of oil industry in TX (1901, near Beaumont) |
Spindletop |
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What valuable resource takes up 6% of the economy? |
Oil |
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Texas is 2nd to what state in the high tech workforce? |
California |
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Which political culture does the Old West in TX have? Moralistic, traditionalistic, or individualistic |
Individualistic (politics oriented toward personal gain) |
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Which political culture does Old South in TX have?
Traditionalistic, individualsitic, or moralistic |
Traditionalistic (elites belong in the political enterprise, and as a result, new public policies will be advanced only if they reinforce the beliefs and interests of those in power) |
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Which political culture does New England have? Individualistic, traditionalistic, or moralistic |
Moralistic (involves the government trying to build the good society)
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What were some "shortcomings" of the Texas Constitution? |
Too long Disorganized Poorly written Too much statory material |
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When did the Constitutional Revision take place? |
The mid-70s |
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In what year did this happen during the Constitutional Revision? Legislative Joint Resolution authorizing commission and convention |
1971 |
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In what year did this happen during the Constitutional Revision?
Revision approved by voters |
1972 |
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In what year did this happen during the Constitutional Revision?
37-member Constitutional Revision Commission submits draft to the legislature |
1973 |
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In what year did this happen during the Constitutional Revision?
Legislature sits as convention; defeated 188-62 (three votes short) |
1974 |
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In what year did this happen during the Constitutional Revision?
10 articles in 8 sections voted on; defeated |
1975 |
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"Single property tax appraisal districts in each county" and "criminal appellate jurisdiction to 14 previous Courts of Appeals" are Amendments in what? |
Piecemeal Revision (1979) |
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.68 per $100 is the local tax rate for what city in North Texas? |
Denton |
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.25 per $100 is the local tax rate for Denton _______. |
County |
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1.54 per $100 is the local tax rate for Denton's school district or Denton _______. |
ISD |
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On what day/year did Texas become the 28th state of the Union? |
December 29, 1845 |
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Who was known for being a strong Unionist? |
Sam Houston |
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What day/year is known as Juneteenth? |
June 18, 1865 |
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From 1891-1895, Governor James Stephen Hogg worked on the _____ Commission and what else? |
Railroad, direct primaries in 1905 |
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Who was barred from office (was governor from 1914-1918)? |
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From 1919-1928, which two people's work focused on crime control, education, and stopping the KKK? |
Al Smith and Ma Ferguson |
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During the Great Depression, what amendment was created in 1933? |
21st Amendment (ended prohibition) |
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Box 13, Jim Wells Co, 202 votes to One was the result of what campain in 1948? |
Senate Campaign |
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What reform did Mark White work on in the 1980s? |
Education reform |
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Court case that resulted in two-to-one decision on the grounds that education was not a basic right. Further proclaimed that public school financing was unconstitutional
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Edgewood v. Kirby (1989) |
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Texas elected a woman governor, Anne Richards, in what year? |
1990 (Kay Bailey Hutchinson would become governor in 1992) |
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Texas having low taxes, modest state services, and few business regulations is the state's _______. |
Ideology |
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What two political cultures does Texas? |
Traditionalistic and Individualistic |
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A 1956 protest over desegregation occurred at what Texas high school? |
Mansfield High School |
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Court case that overturned the Texas state law that authorized parties to set their internal rules, including the use of white primaries |
Smith v. Allwright (1944) |
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What is a large urban area, especially one that is formed by two or more cities and their suburbs
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Metroplex |
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American white supremacist, right-wing terrorist, and hate group whose primary targets are African Americans, Hispanics, Jews, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Catholics
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KKK (Ku Klux Klan) |
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Agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America
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NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
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Primary election held in the Southern United States in which only white voters were permitted to participate.
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White primary |
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Funds the federal government gives to state and local governments to spend on specific activities within specific programs
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Categorical grants |
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Grant programs that provide federal assistance for broadly defined functions, such as community development or social services
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Block grants |
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Texas has the 2nd largest source of _______. |
Revenue (35.5% of total revenue) |
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Child who attends a school who does not meet academic standards for two consecutive years has the right to transfer to a higher performing public school or charter school
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No Child Left Behind Act |
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In 2012, which Attorney General challenged the mandate for coverage and medicaid expansion? |
Greg Abbott |
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According to a 2019 poll, ______% of Texans support the legalization of marijuana. |
62% |
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Article V of the U.S. Constitution focuses on what concept? |
To "limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government..." |
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A flexible relationship between the federal and state governments in which both work together on a variety of issues and programs
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Cooperative Federalism |
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A system of governance where the federal government and state governments each have clearly defined spheres of power
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Dual Federalism |
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A political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority
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Reserved powers |
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"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people" was stated in what Amendment?
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Tenth Amendment |
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This insisted that it was framed in harmony with the national constitution and in subordination to it. It also acknowledged the supremacy of the Constitution of the United States in matters of law. |
The Constitution of 1869 (Texas document) |
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Which Texas Constitution abolished slavery? |
Constitution of 1866 |
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The Legislative Branch or Congress has two houses: the House of Representative (150 members) and the Senate (31 members), meaning it is _______. |
Bicameral |
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An act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
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Separation of Powers |
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The separation of power to avoid one entity or body wielding too much power
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Checks and Balances |
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Enforced by Texas in which the power of the Governor is limited and distributed amongst other government officials
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"Plural Executive" |
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Texas and 43 other states give the Governor the "________" power, or the ability to veto. |
"Item Veto" |
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The Texas ______ Branch has 14 courts of appeals that have intermediate appellate jurisdiction in both civil and criminal cases appealed from district or county courts.
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Judicial |
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What are three powers reserved to the voters to enable them, by petition, to propose or repeal legislation or to remove an elected official from office?
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Initiative, Referendum, and Recall |
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_____% of documents are ratified by majority of voters. |
70% |
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2/3 of both chambers of Congress must propose an Amendment...this is called what? |
Amendment Procedures |
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After revising the Texas Constitution from 1972 to 1975, the Governor was only allowed how many terms in office? |
Two |
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A raise in pay based on a set of criteria set by the employer |
Merit Plan |
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An election in which the names of the candidates are printed on the ballot along with their affiliation
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Partisan Elections |
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A period when the government body convenes outside of the normal legislative session
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Special Session |
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