- Barbers Hill Independent School District vs Texas's CROWN Act.
Approach this as a civil liberties issue, especially in terms of the unenumerated rights mentioned in the 9th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as applied to the states in Section 1 of the 14th Amendment.
Do we have a right to our hairstyles in the same sense as we have a right to free speech.
Let's also consider that Texas voters recently ordained an amendment to the state constitution that created a right to farming and ranching. Are these equivalent?
- It is due for full credit at the end of the semester.
- It will be subject to a penalty if turned in late.
- Is can be turned in for partial credit until the end of the semester.
- The grade is commensurate to the quality of the work.
- There is a 150 word minimum requirement.
- You may write as much as you wish.
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Past Assignments:
(don't do these)
Click on this link.
It provides full information about ACC's budget, including where and how revenue is collected and how it is spent.
Read through it and help me understand it. Provide a brief but accurate summary about what's going on. Keep in mind that these are your tax dollars at work here.
You know this stuff:
- It is due for full credit at the end of the semester.
- It will be subject to a penalty if turned in late.
- Is can be turned in for partial credit until the end of the semester.
- The grade is commensurate to the quality of the work.
- There is a 150 word minimum requirement.
- You may write as much as you wish.
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Past Assignments
Fall 2023
For GOVT 2305:
There are three parts to this question.
1 - Can Donald Trump be disqualified from running for president in 2024 under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution?
2 - Who makes that decision?
3 - How would this be implemented?
For background, click here.
Here is the relevant part of the 14th Amendment, Remember that it was passed soon after the insurrection.
- Click here for the whole thing.
Section 3.
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Do your own investigation.
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For GOVT 2306:
We have an impeachment going on right now - 9/6/23. These are crucial parts of the system of checks and balances. It allows the legislature to check the executive and judiciary. The legislature can check itself by expelling a member.
I want you to address the following questions about what's going on:
1 - What is impeachment? What is the process in Texas?
2 - What are the charges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton?
3 - Given what you know about the impeachment process, how likely is it that he will be convicted?
4 - What are the consequences of a guilty verdict?
The Texas Tribune has an entire section dedicated to the impeachment, click here for it.
Article 15 of the Texas Constitution details the process, click here for it. Or here.
Feel free to find information wherever you might find it.
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As will all written assignments:
- It is due for full credit on midnight the following Monday.
- It will be subject to a penalty if turned in late.
- Is can be turned in for partial credit until the end of the semester.
- The grade is commensurate to the quality of the work.
- There is a 150 word minimum requirement.
- You may write as much as you wish.
