Texas Government 3. Debating constitutional revision A long-standing debate exis

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Texas Government

3. Debating constitutional revision

A long-standing debate exists regarding whether or not to revise the current constitution of the state of Texas in its entirety.

A proponent and an opponent of constitutional change are debating the merits of their political positions. Use the dropdown menus to complete their conversation.

PROPONENT: Let's face it: The Texas Constitution needs to be completely revised. For one thing, it's simply too ______

A.complete

B. vague

C.legal

D.long

OPPONENT: Just because it's a little wordy, that doesn't make it obsolete. It is still _____   document, after all.

A. A functioning

B. A federal

C. An effective

D. An exexutive

PROPONENT: Yes, we are surviving with it, but I think that Texas would be more effective if the state constitution were _______ .

A.eliminated

B.expanded

C.modernized

D.ratified

OPPONENT: Voters already rejected that proposal in 1975! And that was the right decision because if the government is rebuilt, I guarantee that state legislators will end up earning more than the _________ amount that they do now, and it'll come out of our paychecks!

A. relatively low

B. nonexistent

C.average

D. unusually high

Explanation / Answer

Sentences are completed below with appropriate words which are as under:

PROPONENT: Let's face it: The Texas Constitution needs to be completely revised. For one thing, it's simply too LONG.

OPPONENT: Just because it's a little wordy, that doesn't make it obsolete. It is still A FUNCTIONING  document, after all.

PROPONENT: Yes, we are surviving with it, but I think that Texas would be more effective if the state constitution were MODERNIZED.

OPPONENT: Voters already rejected that proposal in 1975! And that was the right decision because if the government is rebuilt, I guarantee that state legislators will end up earning more than the AVERAGE amount that they do now, and it'll come out of our paychecks!

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