state gov lock in

sociodemographic factors

what the population looks like

sociodemographic factors

age, diversity

cultural factors

political culture and identity

economic factors

financials, funding

geographic factors

climate and resources

population density

how many people in 1 area

population density

affects respiratory disease rates and availability of government services

political cultures

moralistic, traditionalistic, individualistic

moralistic

government is here to improve society

moralistic

north US

individualistic

for personal interest

traditionalistic

keeping the status quo

traditionalistic

for existing leaders

traditionalistic

limited role in government

traditionalistic

not much political participation, not expected to vote

gross state product

GSP

gross state product

value of goods produced by/in state

fiscal capasity

money available for government services

1st Constitution

Coahuila y Tejas

1st Constitution

1824 constitution

texas independency for mexico

1836

2nd constitution

constitution of republic of texas

2nd constitution

limited government

3rd constitution

constitution of 1845

2nd constitution

constition of 1836

3rd constitution

joined with US

3rd constitution

increased homestead protection

4th constitution

texas constitution of 1861

4th constitution

civil war constituoion

5th constitution

reconstruction constitution of 1866

5th constitution

freed slaves, rejected war debt

5th constitution

joined US again

5th constitution

started increasing federal government power

5th constitution

started increased public education to former slaves and poor

5th constitution

trying to re-centralize power again

6th constitution

second reconstruction of 1869

6th constitution

freedmans bureu and civil rights act

freedmans bureu

trying to transition former slaves into an actual life

6th constitution

most unpopular constituion

6th constitution

voting for all men legal

6th constitution

governed and watched the South

7th constitution

constituion of 1876

7th constitution

decentralized government again

7th constitution

current constituion

7th constitution

made it easily changeable

7th constitution

policy based

state constituion

relationship between citizens and governemnt

US constitution

framework of government for people

popular soverienty

power comes from the people through voting

ratification

approving an ademendment

republical constituional system

electing reps on peoples behalf

legislature

making laws

executive

carries out the laws (president)

judical

interpruts laws

federalism

power divied by nation and state

federalism

protexts state authority

federalism cons

whos responsible for what

posse comitatus act

limits usage of US military force for democratic state enforcement (arrests)

unitary system

power centralized in national government, has main authority

confederate system

power to states/ local power

articles of confederation

13 colonies

3 qualifications of a federal system

dual constituionalism, constituional power, leverage

constitutional power

protects both levels of government from eachother

supremacy clause

federal laws are all mighty

10th admendent

left powers are left to the states

US senate

2 each state