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j.rubin

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Which of the following is true of the limits that the constitution of 1876 imposed on government?
 
  a. Senate terms were decreased from six to four years.
  b. The positions in the judicial branch were limited to legislative appointments.
  c. The term for Supreme Court judges was set as three years.
  d. The balanced budget provision restricted the state's ability to go into debt.

Question 2

Shawn is a student of constitutional history in Texas. Which of the following provisions in the 1876 constitution would he most likely identify as a reaction to the policies of Reconstruction?
 
  a. the reduction in the salaries of legislators
  b. the reduction in the size of the judicial branch
  c. the introduction of the balanced budget provision
  d. the limit set on the legislature to meet only biennially



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C





 

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