1. Introduction
My political picture choice’s
My name is Mike and my major is
Elementary Education
I choose this cartoon because Texas is known
for some of he worst issues with
gerrymandering in the United States.
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I also choose this as a 2nd choice,
because Texas is so overly
conservative!
2. What makes me want to be a more active person in Texas
politics?
3. What did I learn from this
class
I never knew just how many people die in Texas by lethal injection. It is
hard to believe that we are supposed to be a far more advanced state.
Yet we kill more people by legal homicide then countries like Iran and
Iraq
4. My choice for our biggest issue to change is
prison reform.
To many people of color are
going into the prison system at a
alarming rate.
We must find another way to
keep men and women from
coming back to prison
5. How do I believe Texas influences the federal
government?
Our state produces more oil and gas then anywhere else in the United States and some of the biggest
deposits of oil are in West Texas. Now that we have the ability to frac for oil, we have more of a financial
hold on the federal government.
6. Lessons that I will carry with me
• I will carry the knowledge of how the judicial system works
• I will be more confident in running for a political office now that I
have a better understanding of PAC and Lobbist
• I also will take the ideas and opinions of my classmates. Even though
this was not a lesson in the book. I believe it is a lesson that will stay
with me for a very long time.
