Participation in Politics project

1. TEXAS GOVERNMENT
PRESENTATION
By: Matalee Stewart

2. ABOUT ME
• My name is Matalee Stewart
and my major is kinesiology
to become a physical
therapist.
• This cartoon characterizes
Texas the most to me:

3. WHY I WOULD VOTE
• I am not of age (I’m 16), therefore, I cannot legally vote. When I can, I
would vote to bring change to our government system. I want abortion
to be illegal in Texas. God created a baby in a mothers womb for a
reason. Therefore, that baby has a purpose in life no matter how the
baby got there or where he/she ends up. God says He knew us even
when we were in our mothers womb, therefore He knows the plans He
has for every child (Jeremiah 1:5). Whether you believe it or not, God
even knew the babies who have lost their lives to abortions.
• Something I want to stay the same is our dominance of Republican
views. Our state is primarily republican, and I want to keep it that way.

4. WHAT I HAVE LEARNT
• This semester and class really revealed to me the
controversy of many topics. One specific topic being the
death penalty. I still am not sure of where I stand, but I
still like hearing both sides to this punishment. I really did
not expect to take this away from this specific class, but I
am glad I did because I hope to soon form a sure opinion.

5. AN ISSUE
THAT
NEEDS TO
BE
ADDRESSED
• Abortion is wrong. Personally I do not even see why somebody would want
to kill an innocent baby who has not even had a chance at life yet. What if
that child cures cancer? What if that child allows humans to live on another
planet? There is so many what ifs that cannot be discovered until a mother
allows her child a chance. A lot of pro-life arguments are: “My body my
choice” or “What if I cannot provide for it? What if they end up in the foster
care system and deal with depression their entire life.”, I understand these
concerns, but whether a person believes it or not, God has a purpose for
every being on this earth. We do not know what that child’s purpose is,
therefore we should allow the baby a chance at life to discover it themselves.
• I firmly believe if abortion becomes illegal, people will be surprised with the
positive outcomes it will bring our future. Each newborn child is a new
purpose into our world.

6. HOW TEXAS IS
INFLUENCING THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
• Our state supplies most of
the republicans in the
Republican Party. This
influences the debates
over the Republican Party
and the Democratic Party.

7. LESSONS I WILL CARRY
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE
• A lesson I will carry out through my life
is to be appreciative of how safe and
secure our government system is. When
learning about how strict our judicial
system is, I realize that without strict
laws our state would not be as safe.
With this being said, the lesson this has
taught me will stick with me forever.