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The criticism of the Texas constitution is that it did not limit the power of government enough. The constitution of the state would be re-written to limit government power in the state.
The level of government with the most power in the constitution is the Federal Government, followed by the state and then local government.
Through the grants of power in the U.S. Constitution, the Framers sought to empower government and limit it. This was accomplished through the federalism system of government which distributed authority between the national and individual state governments.
The Texas Constitution limited the power of state government because people were worried that a powerful government would abuse that power and interfere with the rights of the people. The state's constitution has 17 articles.
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In the Constitution the states were intended to have more power, and now National Government has more power but not as much power as a State government has on a State. In other words National government has more power to the country but the state government has more power to the state.
In the Constitution the states were intended to have more power, and now National Government has more power but not as much power as a State government has on a State. In other words National government has more power to the country but the state government has more power to the state.
One limit in the Constitution is that the government cannot create a state based church...this is under the Establishment clause.
The power to coin money.
It creates two sovereigns, the national government and the state governments
Limited Government
If the state law conflicts with the constitution or federal laws it'll get thrown out.