Reference no: EM133430628

Questions:

1. As a person living in Texas, what is the most important issue(s) to you for your government to solve and why?

2. Texas is split into regions. Looking at all of the Texas regions, which one would you most want to live in and why? Or if you are currently living in the one you like the most tell me why you like it the most OR tell me which one you would NOT want to live in and why.

3. Texas decides it is going to start regulating immigration and naturalization. Under the United States Constitution, the United States Congress has the power to regular immigration and naturalization. Fully explain: 1) What is federalism, 2) Can Texas do it? 3) If Texas does this what could happen and what could the federal government do about it?

4. Texas and the United States are both dominated by two parties - the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Pick one of these parties and tell me at least two things that you or others perceive as positive about that party and at least two things that you or other perceive as negative about that party. My goal is for you to be able to evaluate what you and/or others think are positive and negative about the two major parties.

5. Some people say that Texas is a "Red State" - meaning that there are more people in Texas that are members of the Republican Party than people who are members of the Democratic Party. Some people say that the Democratic Party is trying to "turn Texas into a Blue State" - meaning that the Democratic Party candidates want to win and "turn Texas Blue" in the future. Pick one side of this discussion and answer - if you are a candidate running in the upcoming November 2024 election, how are you are going to "keep Texas Red" OR "how are you going to "turn Texas Blue"? Fully explain your ideas. NOTE: Republicans are trying to "keep Texas Red" and Democrats are trying to "turn Texas Blue" - this is a discussion so many people are having right now after the mid-term election of November 2022 and going into the November 2024 election. I cannot wait to hear your ideas! ALSO: It does not matter if you identify as a Republican, Democrat, or another party for this question - you can choose either side - all parties have to examine all parties so you can examine either side.

6. Find an interest group you are interested in and posting about it and evaluating it, do you think interest groups are a positive or negative influence overall on our government and Texas and fully explain why?

7. Who is your representative in the TEXAS House of Representatives? Go to the website for the Texas House of Representatives and find your Representative! Always remember go and find your Representative, go to their website, and communicate with your Representative when you want to give your opinions! This answer can just be the name of your Texas House of Representatives member and does not have to be a paragraph.

8. Who is your representative in the TEXAS Senate? Go to the website for the Texas Senate and find your Texas Senator! Always remember to go find your Texas Senator, go to their website, and communicate with your Texas Senator when you want to give your opinions! This answer can just be the name of your Texas Senator and does not have to be a paragraph.

9. Now that you have researched who represents you in the Texas Legislature in the Texas house of Representatives and the Texas Senate, pick one of these people, spend some time on their website, and write me a paragraph about that person. My hope is you will always go to those websites, find out who represents you if you do not know, and have a easy way to contact people who represent you.

10. You are a member of the Texas Legislature. Your constituents love marijuana and want you to draft a bill legalizing marijuana in Texas. Tell me what all you would do before and during the session to make sure that your bill gets passed on behalf of your constituents. Think about who you would meet with to get support and what would you do to ensure the bill gets passed? AND explain the process of how a bill becomes a law in Texas.