Texas - From Republic to State

On March 2nd, 1836 Texas declared independence from what country?

• United States of America

• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

• France

• Mexico

This man wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836, basing it off the American Declaration of Independence.

• George Campbell Childress

• George Washington

• Sam Houston

• Thomas Jefferson

The Constitution of the Republic of Texas established three branches of governments. Match the government branch to the more common name:

• President

• Legislative Branch

• Congress

• Judicial Branch

• Supreme Court

• Executive Branch

What do the three branches of governments do?

• signs and enforces the law

• Judicial Branch

• interprets and examines laws

• Legislative Branch

• creates and passes bills (laws)

• Executive Branch

What was it called when the President of the Republic of Texas does not agree with a piece of legislation (a bill that is not yet law) and sends the legislation back to Congress?

• Mope

• Veto

• State of the Republic

• filibuster

List the presidents of the Republic of Texas in chronological order (first to last)

• Sam Houston (1st term)

• Anson Jones

• David G. Burnet

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston (2nd term)

List the Presidents of the Republic of Texas in chronological order:

• 1836-1836

• Sam Houston (2nd term)

• 1838-1841

• Mirabeau Lamar

• 1844-1846

• Sam Houston (1st term)

• 1836-1838

• David G. Burnet

• 1841-1844

• Anson Jones

The Congress of the Republic of Texas (similar to most democracies across the planet, such as the U.S.) was...

• bicameral (two chambers/houses)

• unicameral (one chamber/house)

• tricameral (three chambers/houses)

What are the two chambers/houses of the Congress of the Republic of Texas (HINT: it is the same as the United States):

• Senate and House of Deputies

• Senate and Assembly

• Senate and House of Representatives

• State Council and National Assembly

Texas had what kind of government? (HINT: it was ironic since the Texans complained about Mexico being like this):

• Federal Republic

• Unitary Republic

• Confederated Republic

• Imperial Republic