The US Constitution is 7,000 words in length, while the Texas Constitution is 90,000 or more words. That is a 1,186 % increase in word length! That seems to be unnecessarily long for a state constitution. The ideas listed in the Texas Constitution mainly match up to the US constitution. For Example, the general principles like popular sovereignty, limited government, representative government, social contract theory, and the separation of powers. The major difference that I see is, the Texas Constitution amendment process is significantly easier than the US amendment process. This is a major factor as to why the Texas Constitution is as disorganized and long as it
The US Constitution is 7,000 words in length, while the Texas Constitution is 90,000 or more words. That is a 1,186 % increase in word length! That seems to be unnecessarily long for a state constitution. The ideas listed in the Texas Constitution mainly match up to the US constitution. For Example, the general principles like popular sovereignty, limited government, representative government, social contract theory, and the separation of powers. The major difference that I see is, the Texas Constitution amendment process is significantly easier than the US amendment process. This is a major factor as to why the Texas Constitution is as disorganized and long as it