In the 1970s the u. s. supreme court ruled in that the death penalty-as it was being applied-was unconstitutional, but the decision ruled the death penalty was constitutional when specific guidelines are followed.

Because the texas constitution does not have a "necessary and proper" clause, a government powers are almost unlimited b. much of what is included in the constitution is improper c. the governor has to make the laws d government is limited to what is in the constitution