1. The 7 Principles of Government
What does it all mean?!

2. McCulloch v. Maryland – Maryland tried to tax a branch of the national bank in its state; expressed federal power over the states
Sharing of power between the national government and the state and local government
Federalism
Local
State
National

3. People elect representatives to run the government
Great Compromise – compromise of large and small states on representation in Congress during Constitutional Convention; compromise of New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan; in House of Representatives, representation was based on population; in Senate, representation was based on equality (2 per state); created a bicameral legislature
People elect representatives to run the government
Republicanism

4. Legislative Branch passes a bill
Executive branch can either sign the bill into law or veto the bill
Legislative branch may override a veto
Supreme Court may rule a law unconstitutional
System that allows one branch of the governments to limit the power of the others
Checks and Balances

5. Division of power in the government into three branches
Legislative Branch makes the laws
Executive Branch enforces the laws
Judicial Branch interprets the laws
Division of power in the government into three branches
Separation of powers

6. Authority in the government is given by the consent of the people
Bleeding Kansas; state violently divided over slavery issue; issue settled by local votes
Authority in the government is given by the consent of the people
Popular sovereignty

7. Rights guaranteed to citizens in the Bill of Rights
Henry David Thoreau – author and abolitionist who wrote about civil disobedience; Walden
Susan B. Anthony – promoted voting rights for women
Elizabeth Cady Stanton – promoted voting rights for women; Declaration of Sentiments; Seneca Falls Convention
Rights guaranteed to citizens in the Bill of Rights
Individual Rights

8. The power of the government is restricted by law; everyone must follow the same rules
Marbury v. Madison – case of midnight judges appointed by Adams; established the principle of judicial review which granted the Supreme Court the right to rule actions as constitutional or not
Limited Government

9. The Federal System What it is, How it works.
Texas and Federalism
The Federal System
What it is, How it works.

10. definition Federalism
a political system in which several states or regions defer some powers, (e.g. in foreign affairs), to a central government while retaining a limited measure of self-government

11. What it means Texas is part of a Federal system
That means Texas is part of the USA
It is no longer a separate entity

12. State equality Texas is legally equal to the other 50 states
It can create state laws that affect everyone within the state only

13. What the states can do Create laws regarding marriage and property
Create School districts and curriculum
Set minimum ages for:
Drivers licenses
Getting married

14. What the states cannot do
Coin or create their own money
Create state laws that violate constitutionally protected civil rights
Create international Trade/commerce agreements
Declare war – (only U.S. Congress can do that)

15. However,
the USA has final legal authority over all of the states.
Legal authority is established by the U.S. Constitution and Federal Laws
This includes supervisory
control over state/local law
enforcement.

16. National Guard States have a national guard
It is illegal for the president to “call out the guard”
It may only be called out by the state governor
This protects citizens from standing federal armies being used as harassment

17. National Guard However-
The guard may be federalized - and temporarily absorbed into the U. S. Army during wartime (such as the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq).
A state governor may refuse….
But that is frowned upon during wartime.