Texas Constitution
For this assignment, read the House Research Organization's report on Proposition 3: http://www.hro.house.state.tx.us/pdf/focus/amend84.pdf
If you need more, look at the Texas Legislative Council's version, too: http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/pubsconamend/analyses15/analyses15.pdf
Write an essay (3 pages, double-spaced, cited sources). Make sure your essay tells your reader:
The number and author of the joint resolution proposing this amendment.
What the proposed amendment would do.
Arguments for and against.
Who you think might have been for it and against it (Hint: see who testified at the hearing, and who they represented).
Why you think it was a good idea or a bad idea.
What did Texas voters decide last November?