Read Governing Texas that I’ve attached in this order to address the following questions in this essay:
Using the data from Chapter 7, discuss in detail the gender,
racial and educational makeup of the Texas Legislature.
Does it adequately represent the population of the
state?
If the Texas Legislature had more people of color, more
women, or more people of varying levels of education, do you think it would
pass different policies? If so, what kinds of policies might they pass? (Be specific here.)
Does the part-time
nature of the Texas Legislature encourage or discourage people from particular
occupations to run?
Do you think a
full-time legislature could make the legislature more representative? Why or why not?
