Answer :

It is a false statement that the Texas constitution of 1876 was designed to expand the power of government particularly the power of the governor and lieutenant governor.

What is the summary of Texas Constitution of 1876?

The Constitution, began with lengthy bill of rights and declared that Texas was a free and independent state, subject only to the Constitution of the United States that all free men have equal rights, and that the writ of habeas corpus could not be suspended or unduly delayed.

It forbade religious tests for office, unreasonable searches, and imprisonment for debt and it guaranteed liberty of speech and press, the right of the accused to obtain bail and to be tried by a jury, and the right of citizens to keep and bear arms.

The main key principles of the Texas Constitution of 1876 centres around the principles found in the U.S. Constitution which are popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, and protection of individual rights.

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