What Was the Main Criticism of the Current Texas Constitution

question 2

Multiple Choice

What was the main criticism of the current Texas constitution behind the Ratliff-Junell proposal for a new constitution?

• A) The constitution gave the executive branch too much power over the legislative process.
• B) The constitution allowed for too many corrupt interest groups to control Texas politics.
• C) The constitution was too old to be representative of modern people.
• D) The constitution was too restrictive and cumbersome for contemporary government.
• E) The constitution was too easy to amend.

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Definitions:

Decentering

A process of shifting away from a Eurocentric or ethnocentric perspective, recognizing the diversity of viewpoints and experiences.

Antiessentialism

The belief that identities or phenomena are not fixed, inherent, or reducible to some core essence but rather constructed through social, cultural, and historical contexts.

Radical Constructionism

An epistemological viewpoint that suggests knowledge and reality are actively constructed by social or cognitive processes.

Radical Deconstructionism

A philosophical approach that seeks to undermine traditional concepts and categories by exposing their contingent nature and questioning the binary oppositions upon which they rely.