The procedure for amending the Texas constitution is found in A Article 2 B article 15 C article 17 D article 5
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Describe the steps required to amend the Texas Constitution. Give two examples of recent approved constitutional amendments.
Akash M.
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973) In 1968, members of the Edgewood Concerned Parent Association filed a lawsuit in a Texas District Court challenging the system of using property taxes as the main source of revenue for school districts, claiming that it discriminated against poorer school districts. They provided evidence showing that wealthier schools serving primarily white students spent more money per pupil than poorer schools, especially those with minority populations. Without a wealthy tax base to fund their schools, they argued that the Fourteenth Amendment rights of poorer students were being violated. The case was brought before the Supreme Court in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973). In a 5-4 decision, which was divided along ideological lines, the Supreme Court ruled that the students' constitutional rights were not violated by the Texas school funding plan. In writing the majority opinion, Justice Powell stated that "the Texas plan is not the result of hurried, ill-conceived legislation. It certainly is not the product of purposeful discrimination against any group or class. On the contrary, it is rooted in decades of experience in Texas and elsewhere, and, in major part, is the product of responsible studies by qualified people." Question A. Identify the clause of the Fourteenth Amendment that is common to both Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) and San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973). B. Explain how the difference in facts led to a different decision in both Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez. C. Explain how the outcome in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez demonstrates how public policy regarding equality of opportunity is affected by federalism in the United States.
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In at least 250 words, analyze one individual or document that influenced a Texas Constitution, and one event that affected federalism and impacted Texas. Examples that may be used for an influence on a Texas Constitution: Previous Texas Constitutions, previous Mexican Constitutions, US Constitution, Governor Davis, Andrew Jackson. Examples that may be used for event that affected federalism: US Constitution's 10th Amendment, legalizing marijuana, legal drinking age, speed limits, SCOTUS.
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