The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution and the first article of the Texas Constitution
Contain a Bill of Rights protecting the individual rights of citizens such as freedom of speech
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Economic growth in Texas after World War I was mostly the result of which industry?
Oil
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Which best characterizes Texas during the Great Depression and World War II?
Rapidly growing population due to plentiful manufacturing jobs during the war
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What is NOT a way that the growth of the railroads affected Texas?
It eliminated the need for cowboys
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Texas politicians embraced which political solution to the Great Depression?
The New Deal
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What is NOT an example of separation of powers in the Texas Constitution?
The right of the public to elect state representatives
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How does the division of government in the US Constitution compare to the division of government in the Texas Constitution?
Both are divided into three parts, the executive, legislative, and judicial
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What is an example of the principle of individual rights in the Texas Constitution?
The Texas Constitution protects the freedom to assemble
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Why is 1861 important in Texas and U.S. History?
It was the start of the Civil War
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What was considered the biggest threat to the institution of slavery in Texas?
The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency
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People who supported the nineteenth-century social, economic, and political reform movements in Texas and throughout the United States are best known as -
Progressives
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In the 1930s, physical factors, such as extremely high temperatures and severe droughts, led to the Dust Bowl. What human factors also contributed to this natural disaster?
Farmers over planted their crops
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What best summarizes how Texas society changed immediately after World War II?