POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 5Outline of Last Lecture I. Social and Economic IssuesII. ImmigrationIII. Water Resources/ Environmental ProtectionIV. Poverty/ EducationOutline of Current Lecture I. FederalismII. Texas ConstitutionCurrent 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 10th 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.SThese 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
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