Describe the type of government created in the 1876 Constitution and then examine Sec. 6. FREEDOM OF WORSHIP, which reads, ” All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences. No man shall be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship or to maintain any ministry against his consent. No human authority ought, in any case whatever, to control or interfere with the rights of conscience in matters of religion, and no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious society or mode of worship. But it shall be the duty of the Legislature to pass such laws as may be necessary to protect equally every religious denomination in the peaceable enjoyment of its own mode of public worship.”
Do you agree with this part of the Texas constitution above? If yes or no, then to what extent do you disagree or agree with it, especially as it relates to the argument on abortion in Texas, in which some people are using a religious lens? (10 points).
In 2020 the two campaigns were relatively equally matched, with Cornyn spending $33.5 million and Hegar $30.7 million. Outside groups not tied to the candidates spent $30.1 million in support of Hegar and $15.0 million in support of Cornyn.
Should election campaigns be about money? Why or why not? And since campaigns are expensive, which means that candidates need to raise a lot of money to be competitive. The amount of money a candidate raises can be a deciding factor in the campaign, do you think we vote for people that are fit for office in Texas, or we vote for the rich that have money to spend on campaigns? Please take a position and expand your thoughts. (10 points).
