GOV 310L Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Balanced Budget
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Executive has considerable power, but is checked by congress. Amendments (constitutional)- both the house and senate 2/3 and of states have to approve. Electoral college- made for large and small states. Big states in favor for congress to vote for presidents. Small states wanted senates to vote for presidents. 4 elections where popular vote differed from electoral college votes plurality leads to majority. 2000 al gore evaluating the electoral college: in favor: against tradition and stability small states like it national campaigns one person, one vote understandability reform: We could switch to a popular vote constitutional amendment takes 2/3 in house and senate + of states. Texas constitutions: the constitution of coahuila y tejas 1827, the republic of texas constitution 1836, the state constitution 1854, confederate constitution 1861, the post-civil war constitution of 1866, the reconstruction constitution of 1869, the texas constitution of 1876.
