POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I II III IV Social and Economic Issues Immigration Water Resources Environmental Protection Poverty Education Outline of Current Lecture I Federalism II Texas Constitution Current Lecture Federalism division of power between national and regional government a system of states within a state Federalism was tested by the civil war The national government now has lots of power Perhaps due to 9 11 and the patriot act or NSA Distribution of powers certain powers are enumerated by the constitution in the 10 th amendment This helps to limit power but there is still the national supremacy clause Powers enumerated by the federal government interstate commerce borrow coin money post office declare war tax uniform rules of naturalization Implied powers declared by the necessary and proper clause This allows the national government to encroach upon the powers of the state IE minimum wage health care and education TX constitution huge and lots of laws TX has had 7 different constitutions Constitution of Coahuila y Tejas 1827 Constitution of Republic of Texas 1836 Texas Constitution 1845 Secession Constitution of 1861 Reconstruction Constitution of 186 Texas Constitution 1869 1827 written in Spanish Catholicism official language No taxes 1836 TX just separated from Mexico and need a constitution fast so they copied U S These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 1845 join union Can divide into 4 states Drew from Louisiana constitution Biennial legislation 1861 secession allegiance to confederacy 1866 rejoined union Under military occupation no slavery free slaves could own property but couldn t testify against whites 1869 radical republicans were in office at national level Centralized power 1876 present day const reaction to Edmund J Davis Edmund J Davis was the worst governor ever Republican enforced Marshall law high property taxes police intervention high public spending
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