Many people argue that the Texas courts have taken on a greater policy role in recent decades. How do decisions in cases involving education and environmental issues illustrate this?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain the Texas Supreme Court's decision in the Edgewood case and explain the legislature's attempts to comply with the ruling, including the ultimate passage of the Robin Hood law.
2. Discuss the Texas Supreme Court's decision in the Leeper case.
3. Discuss court rulings in the two Edwards Aquifer Authority cases.
4. Discuss the Texas Supreme Court's decision in the Severance v. Patterson case.
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The recall mechanism for state officials is available in
a. all but two states, Georgia and South Carolina. b. nineteen states, most recently (2010) Illinois. c. twenty-six states, and it is available at the local level in forty-nine states. d. all states, but it has never been used.
Under the original Constitution, senators were selected by
a. governors. b. popular vote. c. the House of Representatives. d. an electoral college. e. state legislatures.