Valerie Jimenez Professor Gilligan Government – 2306 25 September 2017 Texas and U.S Constitution There is no doubt that the Texas and United States Constitutions are important to keep democracy. Both constitutions contain similarities as well as some major differences. The first similarity would be the process of separation of powers. Separation of Powers was created by the “framers of the Constitution [who] feared too much centralized power” (PBS) and who knew that “the accumulation of all powers… in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many…may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny” (PBS). The framers then decided to create different branches of government who would then to manage three different types of power. These three branches are known as the legislative, executive and judicial branch. They can be found in both the United States and Texas constitution and stand by the purpose to prevent tyranny. Next, checks and balances are also found in both constitutions. Because the separation of powers was created, there need to be a way for no branch to become too powerful. With the checks and balances system, “each branch …show more content…
The first difference is the language, structure as well as length of the both constitutions. The United States constitution is “brief and vague and thus allows the federal government to broadly interpret the constitution and claim implied powers to meet specific public policy challenges” (Coleman, M). The Texas constitution is “long, detailed, and contains many statutory provisions that specify precisely what the government is allowed to do…or not do” (Coleman, M). And unlike the U.S constitution, you don’t get the option to interpret it any way you want. Instead, public officials must allow you to amend, or change, the constitution. The Bill of Rights are also placed in different places. Texas has them listed in the first article while the U.S has them toward the