The Texas constitution was written in 1876 which was more than a century ago. During this time, Texas was still developing and is still growing today. The constitution has three limitations that can be considered in order for the constitution to be rewritten. Which include the length and organization, the bill of rights, and the legislative branch of the government. The constitution was written during the time when people had, the limitation of government powers, and limits on the legislatures branch. According to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, the Texas constitution is known as the “most disorganized, confusing, and long constitution compared to the other states”. Due to the fact the constitution is out dated, I strongly
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The Texas Constitution is not only long with excessive amount of detail it also isn’t fit for today’s population. The constitution was written on February 15, 1876, during the Reconstruction era and just when the Democrats had recently just regained the power of Texas. The Texas constitution of 1876 was written as a reaction to the Republican Party at that time, because it was a reaction written properly which can be seen by the number of times it has been changed over the years. The constitution was based on the fact that “everything is bigger in Texas” (Texas Politics). This is the 6th constitution of Texas since it has been independent from Mexico. The constitution is considered the longest of all the other states, consisting of 467 amendments which is longer than the nation’s amendments, which has only 27 amendments that governs the entire United States of America. The Texas state constitution compared to the US constitution is long, specific &detailed and the bill of right often comes first whereas, in the US constitution the bill of rights is added as its own set of amendments. “The U.S uses a higher law which is shorter documents and broad statements and it’s not specifically stated. The states use positive laws which make the state constitutions a very specific and longer documents. “(The New …show more content…
Colonies were the first to create a form of government. Using that form, each year the form of government has gradually improved. During the post-civil war period, the constitution was written to limit the power of the government. Also, the government was designed to govern less than the population today’s population, which is around 25 million people. Due to having over 400 amendments in the Texas Constitution, it makes it difficult for any of the three government branches (judicial, legislative and executive) to function properly, causing them to have different point of views. The 1876 constitution of Texas weaken the government by “shortening the term from 4 to 2 years, salary cut, limited certain powers” (Odessa College) The legislative branch of government was also weakened because salary was cut, limited the length of the sessions, also limiting the legislature taxing, spending, and borrowing powers. Now the legislative branch is more organized and similar to the other states as well as the United States congress. If It was wasn’t for the post-reconstruction era and the political culture of the state’s rural beginning than the Texas constitution of 1876 wouldn’t have
The Texas Constitution is not only long with excessive amount of detail it also isn’t fit for today’s population. The constitution was written on February 15, 1876, during the Reconstruction era and just when the Democrats had recently just regained the power of Texas. The Texas constitution of 1876 was written as a reaction to the Republican Party at that time, because it was a reaction written properly which can be seen by the number of times it has been changed over the years. The constitution was based on the fact that “everything is bigger in Texas” (Texas Politics). This is the 6th constitution of Texas since it has been independent from Mexico. The constitution is considered the longest of all the other states, consisting of 467 amendments which is longer than the nation’s amendments, which has only 27 amendments that governs the entire United States of America. The Texas state constitution compared to the US constitution is long, specific &detailed and the bill of right often comes first whereas, in the US constitution the bill of rights is added as its own set of amendments. “The U.S uses a higher law which is shorter documents and broad statements and it’s not specifically stated. The states use positive laws which make the state constitutions a very specific and longer documents. “(The New …show more content…
Colonies were the first to create a form of government. Using that form, each year the form of government has gradually improved. During the post-civil war period, the constitution was written to limit the power of the government. Also, the government was designed to govern less than the population today’s population, which is around 25 million people. Due to having over 400 amendments in the Texas Constitution, it makes it difficult for any of the three government branches (judicial, legislative and executive) to function properly, causing them to have different point of views. The 1876 constitution of Texas weaken the government by “shortening the term from 4 to 2 years, salary cut, limited certain powers” (Odessa College) The legislative branch of government was also weakened because salary was cut, limited the length of the sessions, also limiting the legislature taxing, spending, and borrowing powers. Now the legislative branch is more organized and similar to the other states as well as the United States congress. If It was wasn’t for the post-reconstruction era and the political culture of the state’s rural beginning than the Texas constitution of 1876 wouldn’t have