Texas Gov 1st Exam

Why did the Texas Independence movement occur

Occured at the eastern seaboard

Violated Mexican border and laws

Founder of Texas viewed revolution in same lens as

The American Revolution

What County is the most populated

Harris

Which is the smallest county

Loving county

What party was Sam Houston in

Know Nothing Party

What was Caddos nickname?

The Romans of Texas

Who launched mexican american war?

Father Hildago

Court Case that made univerisity accept black student

Sweet vs. painter

What court case enabled blacks and mexicans equal under 14th amendment

Hernandez vs. Texas

Who was first GOP president of texas?

E J Davis (Governor after reconstruction)

Who was the first republican governor to beak the 100 years of democrats

Bill Clements

What did the spanish bring

Mission and Horses

What was the call of hildago?

Those born in the New world will be endowned with the same rights as those born in europe

What did Baker and Carr establish?

5% of voters in each district and the district should be around the same size

Made it so federal courts can hear boundary disputes for election which violate 14th amendment

Which constitution protected slavery

1836

How can a enslaved african american live in texas

Only if the state legislature allows it

How many people does the Texas Senate Represent

900,000

How many people does the house represent

150,000

What legislation do we have?

Citizen legislation (not professional)

How many days is the Texas Legislative session

140 days every 2 years

How long is a emergency session

30 days

Who is the Speaker of the house

Dade Phela

Who is the officer of the Senate

Dan Patricks

Who is the pro Temper

Donna Campbell

Who is the attorney general of Texas

Ken Paxton

Who is the comptroller of Texas

Glenn Hegar

Who is the agricultural Commissioner

Sid miller

Who is Barbara Jordan

First Black member of Texas legislature

Where do bills with taxes start

House

What does the senate do?

Confirms and advises

Who is the longest Governor

Perry

Long speech to prevent vote

Filibuster

Most bills are voted on by role call

Roll Call

Who were the 2 female governors

Ann Richards, Mariam Ferguson

What limited the power of the government

plural

Politician that rises through the ranks

Political Ambition Ladder

Who collects funds from citizen

Comptroller of Texas

Official in executive created by legislature, controls agriculture

agriculture commissioner

Survey and land grants and education fund

Land commissioner

Formal assessment of boards and commissions

Sunset review process

Judicial authority shared between levels of government

Judicial federalism

T/F Municipal courts created by constitution of texas

F - were created by city councils

T/F Demographics of judges represent the population

False

T/F Demographics of Legislation represent population

False

Texas rely on what and what to elect judges

Name ID and party ID

Most judges run opposed?

unopposed

Who is Kate Bailey Hutchison

First Female Senator

What year did Texas get its statehood

1845

Who was the first governor of Texas

J. Pickney Henderson Texas 1st governor

Who were the first senators of Texas

Sam Houston and Thomas Jefferson Rusk

What happened after Texas became a republic

Texas Population Doubled
Education system was developed

T/F did houston defeat Lamar in the electron for president of Texas

True

Which president is thought to have caused the mexican american war

Polk

When was the mexican american war

1846

Bear Flag Revolt

Small group of settlers rebel against the mexican government

Battle of Monterey

US Navy occupies Monterey (wins unopposed)

Battle of Yerba Buena

Captures the fort without firing a shot

Battle of El Brazito

Attacked on chirstmas
"Don't Fire until you see the white of their eyes"
Apaches harassed the Mexicans as they retreated.

Battle of Buena Vista

Attacked on Washington's Birthday.
Mexican suffered heavy losses
Was declared a victory by the Mexicans

Siege of Vera Cruz

Largest amphibious assualt

When was the treaty of guadlaupe hildago signed?

1848

What did the treaty of guadlaupe do?

Added land to the United States

When were slaves free?

1865 or juneteenth

Black Codes

Limited rights granted by the 13th 14th and 15th amendment

Did reconstruction help freedmen?

Limited the right to marry the freedmen

Why did the Texas Legislature fail after reconstruction

13th and 14th amendment

What year was the constitution that allowed Texas to be re-entered into the United States

1869

What happened when confederate sympathizers were able to vote again

New age of democratic in the Texas legislative

The “People’s Party/Populist Party”

-called for radical reforms, including public ownership of railroads
-reached out to Black voters
-rattled the political order
-eventually absorbed in the Democrats

The “Progressives”

-attacked farmers and railroad
-won gubernatorial elections but rarely had legislative policy victories
-became consumed with prohibition because prohibition was a local level
movement, but it lost at the state level

-James “Pa” Ferguson

-won based on appeals to farmers not dealing with prohibition issue
-impeached

Presidential republicanism

the practice in the South of voting for GOP in presidential elections
but voting for conservative Democrats in other races

political culture

The shared values and beliefs of citizens about the nature of the political
world that give the public a common language as a foundation to discuss and debate ideas

individualistic political culture

The idea that individuals are best left largely free of the
intervention of community forces such as government and that government should attempt
only those things demanded by the people it is created to serve

Traditionalistic political culture:

The idea, most prevalent in the parts of Texas most like the Old
South, that government has a limited role concerned with the preservation of the existing social
order (East Texas)

Moralistic political culture:

rare in Texas, the view that the exercise of community pressure is
sometimes necessary to advance the public good: it also holds that government can be a positive force and citizens have a duty to participate (New England)

nation

formed by “groups of people who share-or believe they share-a common
culture, ethnic origin language, historical experience, artifacts, and symbols

state

represents a sovereign political entity with defined political boundaries

the Deep South

where the remnants of aristocratic privilege and classical
republicanism can still be seen in the notion that democracy is a privilege of a few;

El Norte

oldest part of civilization on the continent of the US. People here share a language, cuisine and societal norms that are distinct from other parts of Texas and from the interior of Mexico

the Midlands

compromises the northernmost counties in the state, skeptical of government but subscribes to the idea that it should benefit ordinary people. Are moderate and at times even apathetic about politics and care little about ethnic or ideological purity

Greater Appalachia

runs through much of the northern part of the state and shares the Deep South’s resistance to the intrusions of northern nations via the Civil War, Reconstruction, and subsequent social and economic reforms.

T/F Texas Government likes to overwrite state laws

True

What are the qualifications of holding office?

Be 30 years old
Lived in Texas for 5 years
Be a US Citizens

What did the 1972 constitution do?

Governor term limits are now 4 and there are no more term limits

Who is the most paid person in TEXAS

FUCKING JIMBO

How does impeachment work?

House of Rep must approve articles of impeachment which is a simple majority

Senate Trial
-2/3 vote needed for conviction

Impeachable offense could be anything

What is appointment

he ability to select individuals to occupy key positions within the bureaucracy
-more responsive to governor’s policy goals than officials who are elected independent

T/F Apointment needs a 2/3 vote for it to work

True

How many days into legislative session is needed for recess appointment

10 days

Legislation that is not sign in how many days become law

10 days

Why does the Governor have little power over the judicial branch

-result of the 1876 Constitution
-all state level and county level judges are elected, not appointed

Pardon power

To release from punishment in a criminal case; governor can only pardon someone upon the recommendation of the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles
-can grant a one-time, 30 day stay of execution

Is the governor strong or weak now?

Strong

popular mandate

The claim that an elected official’s legislative agenda is the
will of the people based on a high margin of victory in a general election

T/F US Constitution:
-gives Congress the ability to create a Supreme Court and lower federal court

True

jurisdiction

the court’s sphere of authority

original jurisdiction

the authority to hear the initial case; evidence is submitted to establish the facts of the case

What courts does the Texas constitution establish

two high courts, appellate courts, district courts, commissioner courts, and justice of the peace courts

appellate jurisdiction

-the authority to hear an appeal from a lower court that has already rendered a decision; an appellate court reviews the court record from the original trial and does not hear new evidence