POLS 207 9TH Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture II. different government periodsA. municipal government periodB. state intercity government periodC. federal government eraIII. growth of federal powerIV. Forms of governmentA. unitary governmentB. confederacyC. federalismD. federal responsibilitiesOutline of Current Lecture V. federal responsibilitiesVI. shared responsibilitiesVII. purposes of the constitutionVIII. Chapter 5 on examCurrent Lecture- Federal responsibilitieso National defenseo Space program o Postal service- Shared responsibilitieso Welfare o employment serviceso Unemployment compensation- State responsibilitieso Educationo Highways and transportationo Healtho Sanitationo Fire o Police- Purposes of constitutiono LegitimacyThese 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.o Organizing governmento Providing powero Limiting governmental power- UK has no constitution- State constitutionso Bill of rightso Separation of powerso Local governments- The present Texas constitutiono General features Texas constitution contains preamble and 16 articles The constitution contains many details of policy and gov organization to avoid abuse of gov powers and to protect various private interests long and poorly organized doc Over 500 amendments The constitution reflects the time of its writing an era of strong conservative agrarian interests and reaction to carpetbag rule  Contains many unenforceable provisions, known as deadwood, that conflict withthe national constitution Constitutions 432 amendments by the end of 2003 have been necessary de to the restrictive character if the doc but they have produced a constitution that is poorly organized and difficult to reado Specific features Texas constitution is similar in many ways to the US constitution- Each gov has executive, legislative, and judicial branches- Both are separation of power systems- Both include provisions against unequal or arbitrary gov action The constitutions differ with regard to providing power to the government - The national constitution is much more flexible in allowing government to act than the state constitution - Chapter 5 ON