Unit 5 Review

Which branch of the state government is responsible for enforcing the laws?

• municipal

• judicial

• legislative

• executive

The Constitution is a living document, meaning changes can be made to it whenever necessary. This is an example of -

• the impeachment process

• judicial appointments

• veto

• the amendment process

The following is an excerpt from the State of Texas Constitution of 1876.

What principle of government is reflected in the excerpt below:

Article 1 SEC 1. Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States; and the maintenance of our free institutions and

the perpetuity of the Union depend upon the preservation of the right of local self-government unimpaired to all the State.

• federalism

• separation of powers

• individual rights

• popular sovereignty

Which of the following belongs in Section III?

• Is easy to amend

• Bill of Rights

• Term limits for president

• only twenty-seven amendments

Which individual below set aside land for public schools during his administration and is considered the Father of Education?

• Anson Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

The federal government is responsible for ________ defense while state governments are responsible for _____________.

• National

  Managing Public Education

• Local

  Coining Money

• Criminal

  Voting Age

• Political

  Declaring War

Which of the following statements BEST describe the principle of individual rights?

• The Constitution states that no member of the U.S. Congress may hold an office in the state of Texas.

• The Texas Constitution contains a Bill of Rights.

• The Constitution states that Texas is a free and independent state.

• Texans are able to vote for representatives.

What is the difference between Popular Sovereignty and Republicanism?

• Republicanism is the right to vote while Popular Sovereignty divides power between the federal and state governments.

• Popular Sovereignty is the power citizens have to vote while Republicanism allows citizens to choose leaders to represent them.

• Republicanism is the rights guaranteed in the Constitution while Popular Sovereignty is balancing the powers of the three branches.

• Popular Sovereignty is the rights guaranteed in the Constitution while Repubicanism separates the powers between the three branches.

The branch of government listed in the Texas Constitution that belongs in the box is —

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

• federalism

Determine which statements are causes of the U.S-Mexican War.

• U.S. soldiers camped in the disputed territory near the Rio Grande.

• Officials on both sides signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago

• Mexico agreed to the southern border of the Rio Grande.

• James K. Polk wanted to fulfill the ideas of Manifest Destiny