POLS 207 EXAM 1 REVIEW 2026/2027
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Whats the historical development of the Texas Constitution? -
correct answer-Consitution of Coahuila y Tejas, 1827 -->
Written when under Mexican rule. Mexico City let their states
write their own constitution. Unicameral legislature, Catholicism
is state religion, but American immigrants don't have to be
Catholic. It was written in Spanish. Santa Anna tries to changed
Mexico from federation to Unitary and causes Texas revolution.
Republic of Texas, 1836 --> Written under duress while Santa
Anna was on his way. It was a copy of the US constitution,
basically. Allowed slavery. Texas didn't want to be annexed into
US because they wanted slavery.
Texas State Constitution of 1845 --> This is for when Texas
joined the union. Polk was president during this time. This was
important because the US was allowed to maintain it's public
lands. We were allowed this so we could pay off our debts from
being our own Republic. Texas was allowed to break up into 4
states, if population got too big.
Confederate Constitution of 1861 Texas voted to join the
confederacy against Sam Houston's wishes. They also voted to
remove him from office as Governor. This constitution made
freeing slaves a illegal.
, Constitution of 1866 --> This constitution was written when
Texas joined the states again. Banned slavery and granted
minorities the right to vote before the federal government got it.
During the election of 1866 a group of people took over
congress and wanted to punish the south (Radical
Republicans)
This constitution never really went into effect.
Reconstruction Constitution of 1869 --> This makes Texas
apologize for the civil war. So the 1866 constitution was
rewritten to this. The Radical Republicans forced unpopular
constitutions on the states. This constitution gave us a strong
governor and a legislature that meets year round. The judiciary
is now appointed, not elected.
Constitution of 1876 --> Governor Co
Whats the political climate of the Constitutional Convention of
1875 (retrenchment and reform)? - correct answer-"We hate
what's been happening let change it back to our old type of
constitution." Turned us into what we are today
What are the differences between the Bill of Rights in the Texas
and U.S constitutions? - correct answer-More specific, in
general longer
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Whats the historical development of the Texas Constitution? -
correct answer-Consitution of Coahuila y Tejas, 1827 -->
Written when under Mexican rule. Mexico City let their states
write their own constitution. Unicameral legislature, Catholicism
is state religion, but American immigrants don't have to be
Catholic. It was written in Spanish. Santa Anna tries to changed
Mexico from federation to Unitary and causes Texas revolution.
Republic of Texas, 1836 --> Written under duress while Santa
Anna was on his way. It was a copy of the US constitution,
basically. Allowed slavery. Texas didn't want to be annexed into
US because they wanted slavery.
Texas State Constitution of 1845 --> This is for when Texas
joined the union. Polk was president during this time. This was
important because the US was allowed to maintain it's public
lands. We were allowed this so we could pay off our debts from
being our own Republic. Texas was allowed to break up into 4
states, if population got too big.
Confederate Constitution of 1861 Texas voted to join the
confederacy against Sam Houston's wishes. They also voted to
remove him from office as Governor. This constitution made
freeing slaves a illegal.
, Constitution of 1866 --> This constitution was written when
Texas joined the states again. Banned slavery and granted
minorities the right to vote before the federal government got it.
During the election of 1866 a group of people took over
congress and wanted to punish the south (Radical
Republicans)
This constitution never really went into effect.
Reconstruction Constitution of 1869 --> This makes Texas
apologize for the civil war. So the 1866 constitution was
rewritten to this. The Radical Republicans forced unpopular
constitutions on the states. This constitution gave us a strong
governor and a legislature that meets year round. The judiciary
is now appointed, not elected.
Constitution of 1876 --> Governor Co
Whats the political climate of the Constitutional Convention of
1875 (retrenchment and reform)? - correct answer-"We hate
what's been happening let change it back to our old type of
constitution." Turned us into what we are today
What are the differences between the Bill of Rights in the Texas
and U.S constitutions? - correct answer-More specific, in
general longer
