Texas Constitution Essay
The influences that shaped the Texas Constitution of 1876 were The Constitution of 1845 (the Statehood Constitution), the Civil War Constitution of 1861, The 1866 constitution (that was created after the Civil War) and the 1868–1869, constitution that centralized power in the Texas state government.( CTC Texas Politics pg. 42-44) The Individuals and groups that played a role in drafting the document include the Union that forced Texas to change its stance on slavery, the 1845 constitution modeled off of other southern states, Andrew Jackson aka Jacksonian democracy that increased the general populations participation in government although it was mostly the white male population, and the confederacy that modified the constitution in 1861
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58-59)
Overall as far as large groups that have wanted to make changes to the Texas constitution they overall agree on the following:
1. More legislative sessions than the ones that happened every two years.
2. A more simplistic judicial system.
3. Reduction in elected officials in the executive branch.
4. More power to county governments.
5. Making it easier to change laws without amending the Constitution. (CTC Texas Politics pg. 57)
I myself do not believe that the Texas constitution should be amended to be more like the U.S. Constitution because I feel a lot of people are so afraid of changing the original that it has made it hard to interpret for the modern day. The U.S. Constitution is an awesome document and has provided great limits on Government power. I has given us freedom of religion, speech, and the right to bear arms. However some of the best things about it are also the amendments that were added to change it such as abolishing slavery, lowing the voting age to 18, and giving women the right to
58-59)
Overall as far as large groups that have wanted to make changes to the Texas constitution they overall agree on the following:
1. More legislative sessions than the ones that happened every two years.
2. A more simplistic judicial system.
3. Reduction in elected officials in the executive branch.
4. More power to county governments.
5. Making it easier to change laws without amending the Constitution. (CTC Texas Politics pg. 57)
I myself do not believe that the Texas constitution should be amended to be more like the U.S. Constitution because I feel a lot of people are so afraid of changing the original that it has made it hard to interpret for the modern day. The U.S. Constitution is an awesome document and has provided great limits on Government power. I has given us freedom of religion, speech, and the right to bear arms. However some of the best things about it are also the amendments that were added to change it such as abolishing slavery, lowing the voting age to 18, and giving women the right to