QUESTION 6Special interests favor constitutional amendments over statutes becausea. amendments can be changed easilyb. it takes less money to get a constitutional amendment passed than to get a statute passed in the legislaturec. amendments show the public believes in their caused. amendments are difficult to change1 pointsQUESTION 7_______________ is when voters submit enough signatures on a petition to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot; this process ________ legal in Texas.a. Referendum/isb. Initiative/is notc. Referendum/is notd. Initiative/is1 pointsQUESTION 8What is the main reason why early petitions by the Republic of Texas to Join the United States were rejected?a. Texas was composed almost entirely of Catholic Spanish speakers.b. Texas residents favored a monarchy, not a democracy.c. There was controversy over Texas being a slave state.d. The U.S government feared starting a war with Mexico.1 pointsQUESTION 9Texas legislators are paid a _______ salary when compared to California legislators.a. similarb. lowerc. betterd. higher1 pointsQUESTION 10When people move from other parts of the United States to Texas, it is calleda. economic revitalization.b. immigration.c. in-migration.d. urbanization.
