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History Test Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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What is the date of the current Texas Constitution? | 1876 |
How has political culture influenced the state constitution? | -individual responsibility -limited government |
How many constitutions have governed Texas? | 7 |
What 3 things does the Supreme Law of the Land refer to? | -treaties of the united states -laws (aka federal laws trump those of state laws when the two conflict) - US constitution |
Where do the States derive their power from? | -10th amendment - "reserved powers" - all powers not implied or explicitly given to the federal government are reserved for the state |
Where does the National Government derive its power from? | -Article Vl (Article 6) - aka Supremacy Clause - aka Supreme Law of the Land |
What is federalism? | The division of power between different levels of government (federal, state, local, etc.) |
What are Enumerated Powers?XC |