POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Supremacy Clause, Jury Trial, Constitution Of Massachusetts
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Progressive era a period of time (1890-1910) during which texas enacted numerous laws designed to protect ordinary citizens and to prevent their being taken advantage of by large monopolies such as the railroads. Recent poll data reveal that more than one in three texans favor secession from the. Reconstruction after civil war (1865-1877) during which former confederate states had restrictive laws applied to them by the federal government; it (and e. j. Davis) led to texas becoming a one-party democratic state. Referendum a mechanism that allows voters to cast a popular vote on statutes passed by the state legislature; the legislature can place measures on the ballot for voter consideration. The republican governor of texas during the era of reconstruction e. j. davis. The republic of texas: became the 28th state of the u. s. in 1845. Republic of texas the independent nation created by texans that lasted from.