GOVT 407 EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The constitution of 1876 was a reaction to the reconstruction constituiton of 1869
because the 1869 constitution - ✔✔was seen as giving the governor too much power
✔✔The current Texas constitution was written - ✔✔when Reconstruction ended in the
1870s.
✔✔The people who wrote the Constitution of 1876 wanted to return control of
government to "the people", by which they meant - ✔✔adult white male citizens of
Texas
✔✔What is guaranteed under the Texas constitution? - ✔✔A public education system
✔✔Which statement about the Texas Bill of Rights is accurate? - ✔✔It guarantees
some rights that are not found in the U.S. Bill of Rights
✔✔One unusual idea embodied in the Texas Constitution is _______, which asserts
that different levels of government will assert authority over the same citizens -
✔✔Federalism
✔✔The Texas Constitution includes a; pf the following elements EXCEPT - ✔✔a
necessary and proper clause
✔✔The Texas Constitution provides for a state legislature with more members in the
______ than in the ______. - ✔✔House; Senate
✔✔What is TRUE about the Texas Ordinance of Secession in 1861 - ✔✔The ordinance
proclaimed that the federal government was established for the white race
✔✔The individuals responsible for writing the various constitutions for the state of Texas
have been concerned about - ✔✔granting broad discretionary power to state
officeholders to achieve their goals.
✔✔According to the Supremacy Clause - ✔✔the Constitution and laws passed by the
national government and all treaties are the supreme law of the land and superior to all
laws adopted by any state.
✔✔What was the relationship between Texas and the Obama administration in
addressing issues such as education, health care, immigration, and voting. - ✔✔Texas
did not agree with Obama's policies and, in fact, sued the administration 46 times.
, ✔✔Block grant programs - ✔✔give states federal money and also considerable
discretion in how those funds are spent.
✔✔Categorical grants are often used with which type of federalism - ✔✔cooperative
federalism
✔✔In order to limit the power of the federal government, Governor Abbot has -
✔✔recommended nine amendments to the U.S. Constitution
✔✔The tenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution - ✔✔is the "States' Rights
Amendment", it reserves all powers not delegated to the national government in the
Constitution to state governments
✔✔Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that addressed the freedom and rights of
former slaves - ✔✔were an outcome of the the Civil War
✔✔According to Texas's voter identification law, voters must show ______ to be able to
vote - ✔✔A valid government-issued picture ID
✔✔Under ______ federalism, the nation government pressures state governments to
take on a certain policy by using mandates or funding. - ✔✔Coercive
✔✔Which of the following actions would the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
allow a state like Texas to do? - ✔✔Manage and regulate it's elections
✔✔By granting each state equal representation in the Senate, the U.S. Constitution -
✔✔was trying to protect states' rights.
✔✔If congress passes a law requiring states to install wheelchair-accessible elevators
in public buildings but does not provide funding for the associated costs of doing so,
Congress has passed was is known as an - ✔✔Unfunded mandate
✔✔In the United States, - ✔✔both the federal and state governments are sovereign.
✔✔If a Texas community wishes to incorporate and establish a local government, it
must request approval from - ✔✔the state legislature
✔✔The 1869 Supreme Court case Texas v. White resolved which constitutional issue? -
✔✔Whether states can secede from the United States
✔✔An example of Cooperative Federalism is - ✔✔The federal government partnering
with state and local authorities during emergencies
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The constitution of 1876 was a reaction to the reconstruction constituiton of 1869
because the 1869 constitution - ✔✔was seen as giving the governor too much power
✔✔The current Texas constitution was written - ✔✔when Reconstruction ended in the
1870s.
✔✔The people who wrote the Constitution of 1876 wanted to return control of
government to "the people", by which they meant - ✔✔adult white male citizens of
Texas
✔✔What is guaranteed under the Texas constitution? - ✔✔A public education system
✔✔Which statement about the Texas Bill of Rights is accurate? - ✔✔It guarantees
some rights that are not found in the U.S. Bill of Rights
✔✔One unusual idea embodied in the Texas Constitution is _______, which asserts
that different levels of government will assert authority over the same citizens -
✔✔Federalism
✔✔The Texas Constitution includes a; pf the following elements EXCEPT - ✔✔a
necessary and proper clause
✔✔The Texas Constitution provides for a state legislature with more members in the
______ than in the ______. - ✔✔House; Senate
✔✔What is TRUE about the Texas Ordinance of Secession in 1861 - ✔✔The ordinance
proclaimed that the federal government was established for the white race
✔✔The individuals responsible for writing the various constitutions for the state of Texas
have been concerned about - ✔✔granting broad discretionary power to state
officeholders to achieve their goals.
✔✔According to the Supremacy Clause - ✔✔the Constitution and laws passed by the
national government and all treaties are the supreme law of the land and superior to all
laws adopted by any state.
✔✔What was the relationship between Texas and the Obama administration in
addressing issues such as education, health care, immigration, and voting. - ✔✔Texas
did not agree with Obama's policies and, in fact, sued the administration 46 times.
, ✔✔Block grant programs - ✔✔give states federal money and also considerable
discretion in how those funds are spent.
✔✔Categorical grants are often used with which type of federalism - ✔✔cooperative
federalism
✔✔In order to limit the power of the federal government, Governor Abbot has -
✔✔recommended nine amendments to the U.S. Constitution
✔✔The tenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution - ✔✔is the "States' Rights
Amendment", it reserves all powers not delegated to the national government in the
Constitution to state governments
✔✔Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that addressed the freedom and rights of
former slaves - ✔✔were an outcome of the the Civil War
✔✔According to Texas's voter identification law, voters must show ______ to be able to
vote - ✔✔A valid government-issued picture ID
✔✔Under ______ federalism, the nation government pressures state governments to
take on a certain policy by using mandates or funding. - ✔✔Coercive
✔✔Which of the following actions would the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
allow a state like Texas to do? - ✔✔Manage and regulate it's elections
✔✔By granting each state equal representation in the Senate, the U.S. Constitution -
✔✔was trying to protect states' rights.
✔✔If congress passes a law requiring states to install wheelchair-accessible elevators
in public buildings but does not provide funding for the associated costs of doing so,
Congress has passed was is known as an - ✔✔Unfunded mandate
✔✔In the United States, - ✔✔both the federal and state governments are sovereign.
✔✔If a Texas community wishes to incorporate and establish a local government, it
must request approval from - ✔✔the state legislature
✔✔The 1869 Supreme Court case Texas v. White resolved which constitutional issue? -
✔✔Whether states can secede from the United States
✔✔An example of Cooperative Federalism is - ✔✔The federal government partnering
with state and local authorities during emergencies
