The idea that the government’s power is limited to what the Constitution gives it.

A philosophy in which government power is shared between the Federal Government and the State Governments.

The US Government is divided into three branches, each with specific jobs.

Voters in Texas elect a representative to Congress to represent their interests.

The President can veto a law, the Congress can override the veto, and the Supreme Court can rule the law unconstitutional.

Texas, rather than the federal government, decides whether or not to have the death penalty.

The government cannot pass a law requiring all citizens to eat broccoli for dinner every Tuesday.

Environmentalists have the right to march in protest against oil companies.

The President is to be Commander-in-Chief of the military, but only Congress can declare war.

We refer to members of Congress as “representatives”, because they serve the will of the people who elected them.