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- 2. Type of legislature Texas has
- 5. The constitution reflects this principle where the people hold ultimate power.
- 6. Foundational document of Texas adopted in 1876.
- 11. The Texas constitution was designed to limit powers of this branch.
- 15. Lower chamber of the Texas Legislature.
- 17. Each legislative session in Texas lasts this many days.
- 18. The Texas constitution has been amended over this many times.
- 19. The Texas constitution was influenced by this agrarian movement.
- 20. Location of the 1875 constitutional convention.
Down
- 1. Power shared between state and national governments.
- 3. Principle of dividing government responsibilities among three branches.
- 4. upper chamber of the Texas Legislature.
- 7. Court that hears only civil appeals in Texas.
- 8. Method of formally changing the constitution.
- 9. The Texas Constitution has this many articles.
- 10. The year the current Texas Constitution was written.
- 12. Highest criminal court in Texas.
- 13. First article in the Texas Constitution is the ______ of Rights.
- 14. System that allows each branch to limit powers of the others.
- 16. The Constitution of 1876 was written in reaction to this era’s centralization.
