The U.S. Constitution and the States

The Constitution shapes political life by creating the rules for national political institutions, preserving rights for citizens, and organizing how the states fit into the working of the national government in the United States. The Web pages below focus on how the Constitution shapes state-level governmentÑand how state government exists within the ideas and institutions rooted in the Constitution. These Web pages are excerpted from Texas Politics, an instruction resource developed by the College of Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services.