Two Constitutions: A Comparison
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US Constitution featuring the words We the PeopleIn many ways, the U.S. and Texas Constitutions are similar documents. They both embody the principles of representative democratic government, in which sovereignty emanates from the people. Both contain a bill of rights that protects civil liberties from government infringement… both provide for a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and a Senate… both seek a system of checks and balances and separation of powers between legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government… and both divide government power between upper and lower levels of government. In the U.S. Constitution the states are subordinate to the federal government, and in the Texas Constitution the counties are subordinate to the state government. But beyond these general features, the two constitutions could not be more different. These differences result from the fact that the two documents arose out of very different historical circumstances and for radically opposite complaints with the document each was meant to replace. With the U.S. Constitution, the problem with the earlier Articles of Confederation was that government was too decentralized and not powerful enough. The U.S. Constitution was designed to overcome these weaknesses and offer a degree of centralization and increased government power. But this is precisely what the Texas Constitution was designed to reverse and avoid. The framers of the U.S. Constitution wanted to enable government action; the framers of the Texas Constitution wanted to paralyze government action.
I think the answer is B.
I haven’t taken the test, so please let me know if it’s correct or not. But based on reading the question and using what knowledge I have, I think it’s B.
The colonies actually ended up winning the battle of Saratoga.... It DEFINITELY was not Great Britain that won. The Battle of Saratoga was known as the turning point of the war, when the COLONIES proved to the French that they could hold their own. This caused the French to fight with the United Colonies.
Justification through faith alone
The King’s Privy Council is the British Crown’s private
council. It includes cabinet members,
legislators, judges, and distinguished scholars. The council administered the
government during 1540, and implements its power through orders, instructions,
informal letters, and royal proclamations. Its power disappeared during the English Civil
War.
