Assignment

Analyze six provisions of the Texas Constitution, including two major provisions for each branch. You will need to research the criticisms and attempts to change major provisions of the Texas Constitution, especially the 1975 Constitutional Convention and the proposed new constitution in 1991.

Examples of major provisions that you may use in your paper are the biennial legislative session (legislative branch), the plural executive (executive branch) and the partisan election of judges (judicial branch). Since you need two provisions for each branch, you will need to choose a second major provision for the legislative, executive and judicial branches.

Your paper should be organized using the following outline:

1. Introduction with thesis

2. 1st Legislative Provision

a. Description of 1st Legislative Provision
b. Explanation of Problems and Criticisms of 1st Legislative Provision
c. Explanation of Attempted Reforms of 1st Legislative Provision

3. 2nd Legislative Provision

a. Description of 2nd Legislative Provision
b. Explanation of Problems and Criticisms of 2nd Legislative Provision
c. Explanation of Attempted Reforms of 2nd Legislative Provision

4. 1st Executive Provision

a. Description of 1st Executive Provision
b. Explanation of Problems and Criticisms of 1st Executive Provision
c. Explanation of Attempted Reforms of 1st Executive Provision

5. 2nd Executive Provision

a. Description of 2nd Executive Provision
b. Explanation of Problems and Criticisms of 2nd Executive Provision
c. Explanation of Attempted Refortms of 2nd Executive Provision

6. 1st Judicial Provision

a. Description of 1st Judicial Provision
b. Explanation of Problems and Criticisms of 1st Judicial Provision
c. Explanation of Attempted Reforms of 1st Judicial Provision

7. 2nd Judicial Provision

a. Description of 2nd Judicial Provision
b. Explanation of Problems and Criticisms of 2nd Judicial Provision
c. Explanation of Attempted Reforms of 2nd Judicial Provision

8. Conclusion with thesis

There is a rubric provided when you click on the Writing Assignment link that shows how the points are awarded for each element of the paper. You must use at least three reliable sources for your research and use mla citations or footnotes, along with a Works Cited page. Your paper is due by February 7th via the online submission tool linked to this assignment.