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

RESERVED POWERS – 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