TEXAS GOVERNMENT

Reconstructing and Completing the Constitutional Chart:

You will need to reconstruct and fill in the Constitutional Chart that you see below. You will need to do some independent research (aka get your google fu on) to complete this assignment. You may use your textbook, resources or content materials that I have provided, in the modules. You will need to cite every source that you have used to reference and research the information you gathered.

When filling in the constitutional chart, you are not required to use complete sentences, as long as you are able to properly organize information in a manner that clearly communicate to me you  understand the materials application to this assignment.  Thus, the thoroughness in detail of information that you include is up to your discretion.  I have given you a list of the most important documents, declaration of independence and all constitutions that have developmentally shaped the institutional design, organization, structure and distribution of power in the functions, responsibilities, and duties of officeholders within the state of Texas’s government.  When filling in the chart for each of these political documents, make sure assess their political importance by explaining relation to Texas government as both an independent and dependent variable, i.e. causes and consequences.  

Click C:\Users\ibrahim\Desktop\constitutional chart-1 (1).pdf to download and access a pdf file with questions to help guide you through researching, organizing  and applying the information you will gather to fill in this chart, and write your 1 page response to the prompt.

Year and Document	Type of Government (i.e. state, Republic)	Political Issues, Tensions and Debates (These would be your independent variables, or causes)	Political significance, changes and/or consequences on government
1824 Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States
1827 Coahuila y Tejas
1836 Declaration of Independence
1836 Constitution of the Republic of Texas
Constitution of 1845
Constitution of 1861
Constitution of 1866
Constitution of 1869
Constitution of 1876

Essay Response

Prompt: Choose one one constitution. Based on your research and the information you gathered, describe the development, purpose and attributes of the Texas Constitution , and explain the importance of political history on shaping modern day politics, culture and government

When completing your essay, you must provide in-text citations for any work that is directly quoted or paraphrased.  However, you do not need to put the direct citation next to each piece of information that you include in your chart. A bibliographic citations on your bibliography will suffice. When writing your essay, respond to the prompt thoroughly, and completely.

Your response should be your own thoughts and analysis. Citations may be formatted in APA, MLA or Chicago style, as long as they are consistent throughout. Research and resources should be incorporated with scholarly application. I.e. used as examples or evidence to support your analysis. Make sure to use complete sentences, and proper grammar. Your response to the prompt should focus on analyzing the information you gather and use to complete the constitutional chart through application. Incorporate the information you gathered by using it to provide examples and support for your response to the prompt.

Submission

Complete submissions must include all of the following components. These items need to be uploaded in a single file.

1. Reconstructed and completed Constitutional Chart

2. Minimum 1 page, double spaced, 12 point font, times new roman response, MLA, with one inch margins, to the prompt (providing in-text citations for all directly quoted and paraphrased information, as needed)

3. Bibliography

My expectations of a complete assignment are that information is organized clearly and in detail with specific examples.  Quality is preferred to quantity.