Texas Constitution of 1869

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:allows the legislature to create new counties
gptkbp:bornIn 1869
gptkbp:controversy its radical changes
gptkbp:createdBy the needs of a post-war society
gptkbp:criticism centralizing power in the state government
its length and complexity
its_support_for_Reconstruction
gptkbp:draft a constitutional convention
gptkbp:enactedBy popular vote
Texas Constitution of 1876
gptkbp:established public education system
a system of local government
a system of checks and balances
a state-funded school system
the_Reconstruction_period
gptkbp:has a temporary measure
a radical change from previous constitutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Texas Constitution of 1869
gptkbp:includes provisions for taxation
civil rights protections
provisions for the judiciary
provisions for state government organization
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:the_U.S._Constitution
Reconstruction policies
the need for social reform
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the_history_of_Texas_governance
gptkbp:is_designed_to protect the rights of freedmen
reintegrate_Texas_into_the_Union
gptkbp:is_essential_for Texas_history
gptkbp:is_part_of the Reconstruction Era
the_broader_Reconstruction_efforts_in_the_South
gptkbp:is_supported_by Republican_leaders
gptkbp:issuedBy suffrage_to_African_American_men
gptkbp:legalStatus the_state_of_Texas_during_Reconstruction.
gptkbp:mandates railroad development
the election of state officials
the protection of civil liberties
state infrastructure development
gptkbp:opposedBy Democratic_leaders
gptkbp:products the_Republican_Party's_influence_in_Texas
gptkbp:provides the establishment of a state militia
a governor's term of office of two years
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Texas_Constitution_of_1866
Texas Constitution of 1876
gptkbp:requires oath of loyalty to the Union
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:the_Civil_War
the abolition of slavery
gptkbp:was_marked_by gptkb:Governor_Edmund_J._Davis