Question

The Texas Bill of Rights includes a section guaranteeing the state’s right to its own state government. Why would Texas’s new government decide to include this right in their Constitution? Write a short paragraph explaining what would motivate the founders of our state to try to protect their Texas rights in the U.S.

Answer 1

Answers may vary but should explain how Texans struggled with post-Civil War Reconstruction and the U.S. government’s presence in the South. Best responses will be a full paragraph explaining why Texas’s founders felt the need to express their desire for a local government.

Answer 2

The cornerstone of limited government in the U.S. is the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) and related guarantees of individual liberties contained in the U.S. Constitution. Individual rights provide an array of restraints on political power to protect ... With its more positive tone the Texas Bill of Rights provides much the same ...

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