Post on 01-Jan-2016
FEDERALISM
• DIVISION OF POWER BETWEEN NATIONAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT(GOVERNS ENTIRE UNITED STATES – IN WASHINGTON DC)
• 3 TYPES OF DELEGATED POWERS: Powers given to the National level of government
EXPRESSED POWERS– WRITTEN OUTIMPLIED POWERS– NOT WRITTEN –
ASSUMED “NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE”INHERENT POWERS – PASSED DOWN
(BECAUSE GOV’T OF SOVEREIGN NATION)
EXPRESSED POWERS
Examples:• DECLARE WAR• COIN MONEY• POST OFFICE
Exclusive: things only the Federal government can do
IMPLIED POWERS – Art I, Sec 8, Cl 18
• NECESSARY & PROPER CLAUSE – also called – “ELASTIC CLAUSE”
Government can “stretch” their expressed powers to do/cover what needs to be done
INHERENT POWERSEx: Immigration, passports, visas, border patrol
10TH AMENDMENT
• POWERS RESERVED FOR STATES“RESERVED POWERS”
• ANYTHING NOT GIVEN TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT & NOT DENIED TO THE STATES, GOES TO THE STATES
Death Penalty - States
RESERVED POWERS – STATES
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=347390
RESERVED POWERS – STATES
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4819332n
CONCURRENT POWERS• NATIONAL & STATE GOVERNMENT
SHARE THESE POWERS
FIT
FICAhttp://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/ind_inc.html
WHO REPRESENTS ME?
NATIONAL
STATE
LOCAL
NATIONAL LEVEL
President Barak Obama and Vice President Joe Biden
GOVERNS THE NATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
NATIONAL LEVEL U.S. SENATORS (represent Texas in Washington
DC)
RAFAEL EDWARD “TED” CRUZ (R)
2016 (NEXT ELECTION)
JOHN CORNYN (R)
2020 (NEXT ELECTION)
NATIONAL LEVELU.S. REPRESENTATIVE (GOES TO D.C.) : TX
DISTRICT 8
KEVIN BRADY – THE WOODLANDS
2016 (Elected for 2 year Term)
STATE LEVEL
State Constitutions: contains the State’s fundamental written laws; sets up the executive, judicial, legislative branches in the state; superior over any other forms of state and local laws
GOVERNOR – GREG ABBOTT Lt. GOVERNOR – DAN PATRICK
TEXAS EXECUTIVE
Texas Executive
Governor: limited powers
Qualifications: 30+ years old US citizen Resident 5+ years
Term of Office: 4 years (unlimited)
Compensation: $150,000/yr salary mansion, limo, aircraft, 200+ staff security detail
Lt. Governor: most powerful man in TX politics
President of Senatelaw maker duties, tie breakerin charge of Leg. committees
Qualifications: same as governor
Term of Office: 4 years (unlimited) elected separately from governor
Compensation: $7,200/ yr salarymansion, limo, aircraft, staff, securitydetail.
GOVERNS THE STATE – IN AUSTIN
31 STATE SENATORS
STATE SENATOR – DIST 3 - ROBERT
NICHOLS
TEXAS LEGISLATIVE (IN AUSTIN)
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist16/creighton.php
STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DIST 16 WILL METCALF
TEXAS LEGISLATIVE ( IN AUSTIN)
Texas LegislatureSessions meet: for 140 days (Sat & Sun included) out of every 2 years; begin in January of odd # years
House#: 150Age: 21Term: 2 yr.Live: in district (resident 2 years)Pay: $7,200 / yr $128/day per diem
Senate#: 31 (+ Pres of Senate)Age: 26Term: 4 yrLive: in district (resident 5 years)Pay: $7,200/ yr
$128/day per diem
** must be registered voters
LOCAL LEVEL
Leonard Reed – Mayor of Willis
Willis’ Governing Structure The City of Willis operates under a City Council/City Manager form of government. Citizens are represented on the City Council by 6 elected members – The Mayor & 5 City Council Members.
LOCAL LEVEL
Tim Harkrider & the WISD School Board