The four functions of a Constitution are Separation of Powers, Check and Balances, Federalism, and Limited Government. Separation of Powers is a way of separating power in between three branches of government: House of Representative, the Senate, the President, and the federal courts. Checks and Balance give each of the three branches of government a little bit of control over the action of the others. Federalism is a system of government by the power is separated between the national government and the state government. Limited Government is a type of government and the functions and power of the authority is written, limited, and restricted to protect citizens. These functions have been set into place so that the government can be easy flowing.
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Each of the seven has attempted to correct the realized problems of the other political orders and problems of the time they were written. Each time the Constitution was written there was a different set of men and circumstances that influenced what the Constitution stated. One of the important problems with the current state Constitution is the men that gathered to create it. “In 1875, when delegates gathered in Austin at the constitutional convention, a group of white, southern agricultural elites, know as the Grange, sought to restrict the size and scope of state government” (Coleman, 2016). I believe that since America has had an African American president that African Americans should be involved with writing the Constitution. I also think that women should be in the room helping as they were to revise the Constitution. Another problem with the Constitution is that it is too long and too detailed. The last men to write and revise it wanted to make sure that no one could possibly assume that they meant something in the way they did not mean it. The last problem is that the Constitution is poorly written and …show more content…
State legislators role is the changing the law of the land, they know that the altered law will also affect them. Wealthy donors are also special interests involved; they have a key influence on the outcome of any constitutional amendment. The contemporary Constitutional reform group I found interesting is a group that is looking to stop taxes and any government action without seeking voter permission. “Texas voters started going to the polls this week to decide whether to add 10 amendments to the state's lengthy constitution, potentially taking the total number of amendments to 477. In recent weeks, anti-tax groups have focused criticism on three of those proposed amendments, which they say will allow state and local governments to continually take on debt without seeking voter approval” (Jacob, 2011). I believe that is necessary to have another Constitutional Convention to address the problems with the current Texas Constitution because the convention would allow the Constitution to be revised and well written. The convention would allow the Constitution to also be understandable and readable because the writing would be more
Each of the seven has attempted to correct the realized problems of the other political orders and problems of the time they were written. Each time the Constitution was written there was a different set of men and circumstances that influenced what the Constitution stated. One of the important problems with the current state Constitution is the men that gathered to create it. “In 1875, when delegates gathered in Austin at the constitutional convention, a group of white, southern agricultural elites, know as the Grange, sought to restrict the size and scope of state government” (Coleman, 2016). I believe that since America has had an African American president that African Americans should be involved with writing the Constitution. I also think that women should be in the room helping as they were to revise the Constitution. Another problem with the Constitution is that it is too long and too detailed. The last men to write and revise it wanted to make sure that no one could possibly assume that they meant something in the way they did not mean it. The last problem is that the Constitution is poorly written and …show more content…
State legislators role is the changing the law of the land, they know that the altered law will also affect them. Wealthy donors are also special interests involved; they have a key influence on the outcome of any constitutional amendment. The contemporary Constitutional reform group I found interesting is a group that is looking to stop taxes and any government action without seeking voter permission. “Texas voters started going to the polls this week to decide whether to add 10 amendments to the state's lengthy constitution, potentially taking the total number of amendments to 477. In recent weeks, anti-tax groups have focused criticism on three of those proposed amendments, which they say will allow state and local governments to continually take on debt without seeking voter approval” (Jacob, 2011). I believe that is necessary to have another Constitutional Convention to address the problems with the current Texas Constitution because the convention would allow the Constitution to be revised and well written. The convention would allow the Constitution to also be understandable and readable because the writing would be more