2. โขMY BIGGEST MOTIVATION IS
WANTING TO MAKE CHANGE
AND HAVING MY VOICE BE
HEARD. VOTING IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE; I VOTE BECAUSE IT
IS MY RIGHT, AND WE GET THE
OPTION TO CHOOSE WHO IS
GOING TO RUN THE COUNTY
OR EVEN THE STATE.
3. โข THROUGHOUT THIS SEMESTER I
LEARNED ABOUT THE MAYOR
COUNCIL GOVERNMENT. WHAT I
MEAN BY THAT IS THE ORDER IN THE
AMOUNT OF POWER OR CHANGE
THAT PERSON CAN DO. THIS WAS
SOMETHING I WANTED TO BE MORE
INFORMED BECAUSE AS A CITIZEN,
WE VOTE FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE THAT
POSITION. WHICH IS WHY YOU MUST
BE INFORMED OF THAT PERSON AND
AS WELL AS THE ROLE THAT THIS
PERSON WILL TAKE.
4. โข IN MY OPINION THE MOST
IMPORTANT POLITICAL ISSUES THAT
IS IMPORTANT FOR TEXAS WOULD
BE THE HEALTHCARE REFORM.
BECAUSE THIS ISSUES HAS BEEN
GOING ON FOR THE LONGEST AND
ACCORDING TO STATISTICAL DATA,
TEXAS IS ONE OF THE LEADING
STATES WITH UNINSURED
RESIDENTS. IN ORDER TO HELP THE
ECONOMY IN THE FUTURE, AS WELL
AS THE FUTURE GENERATION THIS
PROBLEM SHOULD BE SOLVED AND
THERE SHOULD BE AN AGREEMENT
ON THE MATTER.
5. โข TEXAS PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECISION
MAKING THROUGH THE ECONOMY
AND SOCIAL ISSUES. TEXAS IS PART
OF THE BORDER FOR MEXICO IN
WHERE THE TRADING GOODS COME
THROUGH. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
ISSUES WITH IMMIGRATION THAT
ARE HAPPENING IN TEXAS. WHICH
LEADS TO TEXAS INFLUENCING THE
DECISION MAKING FOR THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BECAUSE
ANY DECISION THAT IS BEING PUSH
THROUGH WILLAFFECT TEXAS IN A
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE WAY.
6. โข WHEN TAKING THIS CLASS, I DID
NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND
WHAT I WILL CARRY WITH ME
THROUGHOUT. THIS CLASS WAS
VERY INFORMATIONALABOUT THE
LAWS AND HOW THE GOVERNMENT
WORKS. FOR EXAMPLE, LEARNING
ABOUT VOTING AND THE
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE
REQUIRED IS SOMETHING THAT I
LEARNED IN THIS CLASS AND WILL
TAKE WITH ME. AS WELLAS THE
CRIMES AND THE DEATH PENALTY.