Texas Essays

Today, imprisonment becomes a usual form of punishment for many people who break the law. Recent years, there is a debate concerning the role of imprisonment in rehabilitation process and its impact on the society. Sentencing and parole practices have been widely criticized for inhuman prison conditions and poor treatment …

In the article entitled “Texas v. Ohio”, the author started the article by mentioning two famous political leaders in the contemporary time, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The author discussed the differences between the two states, Texas and Ohio, on terms of economic growth for the past few years. The …

Introduction: Texas and its Plural Executive – Texas is one of the states in the United States that uses the plural executive system in state governance. The plural executive system was put in effect by the 1876 Constitution. This was done so that the case of the abuse of power …

Dyslexia: A Conceptual Understanding       In the United States, the generic term “learning disability” is used to describe a state of an individual’s communicative capabilities and potentials to be taught effectively as affected by psychological and neurological conditions. The term covers various conditions such as dysgraphia or writing disorder; dyslexia …

            The Republic of Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836.  A new constitution was ratified in September of 1836.  For the next nine years Texas stood as an independent nation.  In 1845, Texas was one of twenty-eight political units in the United States, raising the US flag in …

Introduction Constitution is the fundamental law under which the subjects or citizen of an organization, state or country are governed. In words of Thomas Jefferson “ Constitution is tool to curtail state power as freedom is bestowed to man by the creator and it can only be taken by government, …

Abstract: Ever since the 1960s, the Texas textbook controversy has had an issue in America. The Texas school board is meeting to make revisions to their textbooks and curriculum. But are they also revising history? Educators across the country are watching to see the effect this issue will have on …

Constitutions are a necessary tool in keeping a Nation running in a smooth manner. One is also necessary in keeping the components, which are states, running in an ordered way. The constitution of Texas has a long historical trail from 1827 to 1876 and there are many events that occurred …

The system of checks and balances is an important part of the United States Constitution. The three branches of the government representing the separation of powers – executive, legislative, and judicial – each hold specific responsibilities. Checks and balances is a method set in place so that no branch of …

While researching several Texas government based websites, I came across votesmart.org, which is a website aimed towards helping citizens become aware of their regional special interest groups and organizations. Based on my search from votesmart.org, I chose to evaluate equalitytexas.org, the website connected to Equality Texas which advocates and lobbies …