Texas Government Hw

GOVT 2306 - Homework/Quiz 3: Texas Constitution

The link below illustrates a century of Texas population changes.

1. Why is the Texas Constitution so long and what are two specific problems associated with a heavily amended state constitution?

2. Why have attempts to create a new state constitution failed, give two specific reasons.

3. Describe three specific features in the current state constitution that limit government.

4. What does the state constitution say about state individual income taxes that is sometimes a point of controversy in state politics? Use your own words, it is important that you understand what you are writing in your answers.

5. How is education addressed in the state constitution? Describe at least one specific policy. Use your own words, it is important that you understand what you are writing in your answers.

6. Give your own, original example of federalism that describes shared powers between the state and federal government. Reminder: copying answers from a Google search is cheating.