The complex process of the state and federal government sharing power.
What is Federalism?
100
The largest chunk of the state budget goes to this service.
What is education?
100
When and how long the Texas Legislature meets.
What is every other year for 140 days?
100
The country that doesn't have a written constitution.
What is England?
100
Can't be thrown in jail without due process.
What is bills of attainder?
200
The Rule book.
What is the constitution?
200
Exposed unequal funding among schools causing the robin hood plan to pass.
What is Edgewood vs. Kirby?
200
Number of Texas Senators.
What is 31?
200
Allocates power between the states and national government.
What is a constitution?
200
Sets standards for public education.
What is the No Child Left Behind Act?
300
Determined that national banks are necessary and proper for the operation of the U.S. government. It also determined that state laws can't extend their reach to the nation's people as a whole.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
300
Passed in 1965 and intended for the elderly.
What is Medicare?
300
Number of Texas Representatives.
What is 150?
300
Lawmakers read the constitution to understand the original intent of the founding fathers. Reading the constitution in this manner has allowed more power to the states.
What is reading it as a living document?
300
Examples of specific powers reserved for the states.
What is immigration law, roads, education, health services, etc.
400
Impeached governor.
Who is Pa Ferguson?
400
Allows the cost of those at higher risk of high medical costs to be subsidized by those at lower risk.
What is pooling risk?
400
Drawing district lines for partisan political advantage.
What is gerrymandering?
400
Descriptive Representation.
What is the idea that those in Congress represent actual groups of voters?
400
Joe Straus.
What is the presiding officer of the house of representatives?
500
Found in the 10th amendment. These are "not delegated."
What are reserved powers?
500
How the board of education is selected.
What is in partisan elections?
500
The presiding officer of the senate.
What is the lt. governor (David Derhurst)?
500
The last time legislators received a raise.
What is 1975?
500
Three examples of the Necessary and Proper Clause
What is federal aviation, interstate highways, FASA, Voting Rights Act, etc?