7 Principles of Government
U.S. and Texas Constitution
Texas Annexation
The Civil War
Reconstruction
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INDEPENDENT: Which branch has the power to make laws and has two houses: the senate and house of representative?
Legislative Branch
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INDEPENDENT T or F: The Texas Constitution best reflects the principle of popular sovereignty because it allows citizens to vote for government officials.
True
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INDEPENDENT: What does the term annex mean?
to join
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INDEPENDENT T or F: Texans favored the North during the civil war.
False
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INDEPENDENT: What were Jim Crow laws?
Jim Crow laws were rules or ordinances that told blacks what they could and could not do, and particularly kept African Americans separate from whites.
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INDEPENDENT: Which principle of government reflects the ability of citizens to elect their government?
Republicanism
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INDEPENDENT: Double Jeopardy! U.S. Mexican-War What was the significance of the Treaty of Guadalupe?
The Treaty of Guadalupe ended the Mexican-American War.
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GROUP: Why did southern states want Texas to be annexed to the United States?
They were slave states and Texas was also in favor of slavery. The southern states also wanted to keep slavery so adding Texas would give them a political advantage for voting in favor of slavery.
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GROUP: Why did Northerners complain about the Fugitive Slave Act?
They complained because they felt the act allowed some Southern practice concerning slavery to be forced into the north.
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INDEPENDENT T or F: One goal of Reconstruction was to punish the Southern states for rebelling against the North.
False
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GROUP: A system in which a national and a local government share power.
What is Federalism
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GROUP: How is the division of government divided in the Texas and U.S. constitutions?
The government is divided into three parts – the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
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GROUP: What benefits did Texans receive by being joined to or annexed by the United States?
They received military protection, support economically, a postal service, protection from Mexico, and easier access to their family members who lived in the U.S.
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GROUP: When did Abraham Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation?
January 1, 1863
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GROUP: What were the goals of reconstruction?
1. end slavery in Southern states 2. protect the rights of freedmen 3. rejoin the Southern states to the rest of the Union
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GROUP: The Texas Constitution separating power among three branches of government best reflects which principal of government?
Separation of Powers
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GROUP: What are three things the Texas and U.S. constitutions have in common?
1. Both allow for separation of powers 2. checks and balances 3. bill of rights
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INDEPENDENT: What year did Texas become a part of the U.S.?
1846
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INDEPENDENT: According to Douglass, what should slaves get for fighting for the Union?
citizenship
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GROUP: What was one effect of reconstruction?
One effect of reconstruction was the creation of Freedman’s Bureau.
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INDEPENDENT: Double Jeopardy! U.S. Mexican-War What was the main cause of the Mexican-American War?
Border dispute
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INDEPENDENT: Double Jeopardy! U.S. Mexican-War What was the Compromise of 1850 and what did it do?
The Compromise of 1850 was a law passed to appease tensions between the North and the South. Texas received $10 million to give up the western part of its territory to New Mexico. The Compromise also permitted California to become a part of the United States as a free state. All other acquired new land would be able to choose whether they wanted to be a free state or slave state.
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GROUP: What were the arguments for TX annexation? What were arguments against TX annexation?
For: Joining the U.S. could help Texas with its debt and ease their problems with Mexico. Against: Conflict with Mexico and Texas’ debt were reasons why some did not want TX to join the U.S.
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GROUP: What key events happened before and after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
Seven Southern states seceded right before Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and after he signed it he delivered the Gettysburg Address.
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INDEPENDENT: What was an advantage of being a tenant farmer?
An advantage of being a tenant farmer is you owned the crops you grew.
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