In 1917, the Texas legislature passed a resolution calling for a constitutional convention, but the effort failed when
A) Texas voters defeated the proposed constitutional convention by a three-to-one margin.
B) the Citizens Committee on the Constitution issued an unfavorable report on the effort.
C) Governor Beauford Jester refused to issue a proclamation calling for the election of delegates.
D) Governor James Ferguson refused to issue a proclamation calling for the election of delegates.
E) the publication of a newspaper editorial in the Dallas Morning News entitled "If It Ain't Broke,
Why Fix It" was published and the legislature recalled the resolution as a result.
D
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a. literacy test b. poll tax c. General Equivalency Exam d. naturalization exam e. standardized testing
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a. China. b. Saudi Arabia. c. India. d. Pakistan.
A proponent of devolution would most likely favor expanding the authority of __________
a. the military b. state governments c. the president d. Congress
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b. Presidents oversee a greatly expanded federal bureaucracy. c. The roles of commander-in-chief and head of state place the president at the center of military and international affairs. d. The president has increasingly been able to demand party loyalty among members of Congress. e. Unlike members of Congress, presidents can claim to have a national constituency.