POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fiscal Federalism, Empresario, Concurrent Powers
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The 1st person to actually settle anglo american in texas was stephen f. austin. According to official u. s. census bereau data, texas ranks ______ in population. According to the authors, the story of texas is a primarily anglo story and ignores other minorities in the state remains the dominant legend in texas history books today. According to the u. s. constitution, state law supersedes federal law. All of the following are examples of powers reserved for the states by the u. s. Ratifying amendments to the u. s. constitution conducting foreign affairs. The authors take note of the relationship between texas"s geographic size and the sense that texas is a place of limitless potential. Block grant national funds given to state and local governments for a broad purpose; comes with fewer restrictions on how the money is to be spent. Categorical grant national money given to states and local governments that must be spent for specific activities.