Article 3 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT Section 21 - WORDS SPOKEN IN DEBATE No member shall be questioned in any other place for words spoken in debate in either House.
The Constitution unites the American people and the 50 states. It describes the rights of citizens and establishes a federal government with three branches. As colonies we fought a war for Independence and then worked hard to write our Constitution.
The Legislative powers of this State shall be vested in two distinct branches; the one to be styled the Senate, and the other the House of Representatives, and both together, the "Legislature of the State of Texas." The style of all laws shall be, "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas."
All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God ing to the dictates of their own consciences. No man shall be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent.
Sec. 21. CORRUPTION OF BLOOD; FORFEITURE OF ESTATE; SUICIDES. No conviction shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture of estate, and the estates of those who destroy their own lives shall descend or vest as in case of natural death. (Feb.
Summary of the Texas Constitution Article 1 is the state's bill of rights, which recognizes individual liberties. Article 2 of the Texas Constitution provides for the separation of powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the state government.
Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution detailed how senators would be elected, their qualifications, and their powers. However, a large portion of Section 3 was overturned by the Seventeenth Amendment in 1912.
What we ask people to do is to write their own personal constitution in three simple steps. Number one: identify what your governing values are, and write them down. Two, write a statement describing what they mean to you. Three, prioritize the values.
Writing the Constitution Gather ideas and information from group members, faculty members, administrators, and constitutions from other organizations. Review the gathered information. Decide the basics of your constitution. Decide the basics for each part of the constitution. Edit the constitution. Seek feedback.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of ...