GOVT 2306 Exam 1 - Questions and Answers Which of the following is listed in the Texas Bill of Rights, but is not in the U.S. Bill of Rights? A list of
... [Show More] rights guaranteed to victims of crime, such as the right to restitution and the right to be protected from the accused. The Constitution of 1869 created a strong governor's office. Texas has operated under how many constitutions? 7 Under Article 7 of the Texas Constitution, the State Board of Education has responsibility for which of the following? elementary and secondary education The drive to rewrite the Texas Constitution in the 1970s grew out of a major stock fraud involving bribery of several elected officials, state party officials, and bankers. According to Section 33 of the Texas Bill of Rights (Article 1 of the Texas Constitution), Texans are guaranteed the right to use and access public beaches. This is not a right that is protected under the U.S. Constitution. Which concept allows Texas to grant its citizens more rights than those listed in the U.S. Constitution? independent state grounds Cooperative federalism is also known as marble-cake federalism. Texas is among several states that have decided to take what action in response to the Affordable Care Act? refuse to expand access to Medicaid The understanding that the national government and state governments are both sovereign within their sphere of influence is called dual federalism or layer-cake federalism. If someone has a medical permit that allows them to possess and consume marijuana in one state, why can it still be illegal for that person to possess and consume marijuana in Texas? Under the public policy exception, states do not have to give "full faith and credit" to actions by another state if those actions are viewed as being against the policy goals of the state. Which of the following requires state governments to spend their own money to meet standards imposed on them by the federal government? unfunded mandates According to the supremacy clause, found in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, in a conflict between federal and state laws, federal laws take precedence and will override state laws. With categorical grants, states are given money from the federal government to spend on specific issues or to solve specific problems that are determined by the federal government. Which court case in 2013 struck down the formula for determining the states covered under the Section 5 preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965? Shelby County v. Holder Which amendments are collectively known as the "Civil War Amendments"? the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments Which part of the U.S. Constitution requires that states provide all individuals equal protection of the laws? the Fourteenth Amendment The idea of "separate but equal" allowed states to do what? States could decide whether or not they wanted to recognize actions taken in other states. In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court decided that the federal government's authority to regulate international and interstate commerce bestowed on it some power to regulate intrastate commerce. Which 1869 Supreme Court case resolved the debate over whether states can secede from the Union? [Show Less]