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States
Structures
Powers
Odds and Ends
Odds and Ends
100
Police and eminent domain are examples of this kind of power from the Constitution
What are reserved powers -- reserved to the states.
100
Another name for our legislative branch of government
What is Congress?
100
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
The power to tax
What is a power given to both the federal and state governments?
100
The process to add new items to the Constitution.
What is the Amendment process?
200
What is money appropriated by Congress to states to pay for services?
What are "grants-in-aid"?
200
The House of Representatives and the Senate
What are the two houses found in Congress?
200
President and Governor of Texas are elected for this period of time.
What is four years?
200
Any law, constitution, deed, civil court judgement made in one state must be officially recognized by and honored by all other states.
What is the full faith and credit clause?
200
Texas is able to divide into five states.
What is a special agreement made as part of the acceptance of Texas into the US as a state?
300
Our system of government with a strong central government with individual states.
What is federalism?
300
The President and the Governor
Who are the executives of the US and Texas governments?
300
One branch of the government can not take too much power and can not overstep boundaries.
What is Separation of Powers?
300
Unlimited terms and two terms
What is the number of terms the Texas governor and the President can serve?
300
The three branches of government in the US and Texas Constitutions.
What are the Legislature, Executive, Judicial branches?
400
A process where services are shifted from the federal government to states
What is devolution?
400
The power of the President or Governor to reject a bill prior to it becoming a law.
What is a veto?
400
States are promised a republican form of government, a role in amending the constitution, protection from invasion and territorial integrity.
What the constitutional guarantees?
400
This allows the federal government to address issues that are relevant in the 21st Century
What is the elastic clause
500
1791 and 1876
What are the years the US and Texas Constitutions were ratified?
500
Requirements to be a Supreme Court Justice.
What is none
500
Powers inferred by the Constitutional authority of Congress to make all necessary and proper laws
What is the Implied powers clause?
500
Citizens of each state shall be entitled to all rights of citizens in their home state.
What is the concept of privileges and immunities?