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CIVILIANS: People who are not in the military .

CIVILIANS: People who are not in the military. In the United States, we prefer to have a government run by civilians rather than by the military. PATRIOT: Someone who has a deep love for their country. Mexican patriots feared that Mexico would eventually lose Texas.

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CIVILIANS: People who are not in the military .

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  1. CIVILIANS: People who are not in the military. In the United States, we prefer to have a government run by civilians rather than by the military. PATRIOT: Someone who has a deep love for their country. Mexican patriots feared that Mexico would eventually lose Texas. SELF_GOVERNMENT: A form of government in which the people take an active role in making laws or decisions. We elect people to make our laws and policies. Those that enforce our laws are people just like you and I. In other words, we govern ourselves. DELEGATE: Someone chosen to speak for a group. When the people of Texas began having meetings (conventions) to discuss their problems and concerns, each area sent a delegate to represent them.

  2. LEGISLATURE: The branch of government that makes the laws. Each state has a state legislature that makes state laws. Since Texas shared statehood with Coahuila, the Coahuila legislature made the laws for both Texas ands Coahuila. The people of Texas felt this was unfair and that they were not represented. RESOLUTION: A formal act or decision agreed to by a group of people. When the people of Texas met at the conventions to discuss their problems with the Mexican government, their solutions or requests for changes were called resolutions since they were plans of actions agreed upon by the delegates.

  3. CONSTITUION: A plan of government. Any nation needs a set of official written rules and policies that determine the way in which the government will function. The Mexican constitution was adopted in 1824. Eventually a military leader named Santa Anna will abolish the Constitution of 1824 and proclaim himself dictator for life. In other words he, not the constitution, will determine the laws and policies of Mexico. CONSTUTUTION OF 1824 The Constitution of 1824 stated in part that . . . Mexico will be a federal system in which the state governments will have power. The power of the national government in Mexico will be limited. Each state will have a certain amount power to make its own laws.

  4. FEDERAL SYSTEM Federalism: A system in which the national and local (state, county, city, etc . . ) governments share power. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT (State, County, City) LOCAL GOVERNMENT (State, County, City) CITIZENS CITIZENS Voting power National Government: Makes laws that affect the entire nation. They are limited by the constitution. State Government: May make laws that affect only the state. They are also limited by the constitution. State laws cannot violate national laws. County Government: Makes laws that affect only the county. Limited by the constitution. County laws cannot violate state or national laws. City Government: Makes laws (ordinances) that affect only the city. Limited by the constitution. City ordinances cannot violate county, state, or national laws.

  5. CENTRAL SYSTEM Centralism: A system in which the national government has most of the power and l local governments (state, county, city) have very little power. A central system of government is characterized by a strong national government. The local governments are in place to carry out the policies of the national government. In other words, power is concentrated on the national level. Lawmakers and decision-makers NATIONAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (State, County, City) Make sure laws are carried out in their areas Centralist forms of government are often dictatorial in nature. CITIZENS Very little input in government decisions

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