Research Paper Assignment
Answer the following sub-questions.
In a numbered paragraph that responds to one of the 10 sub-questions below, the number of sentences in the paragraph must at least equal the number of questions there are in the corresponding sub-question. There can be more sentences in the numbered paragraph than the number of questions but not less.
1. click the following link to a recording of the March 24, 2020 meeting of the Hidalgo County Commissioner’s Court: https://hidalgocountytx.swagit.com/play/03242020-535. On the “Video index” tab under the video, please click the red play button next to agenda “Items 1-3” of the March 24, 2020 meeting. Based on what you heard, should Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez read a prayer (Word choice: during, in, toward the beginning of, in the beginning of, during the course of, in the course of, OR during the commencement of) a meeting of the Hidalgo County Commissioner’s Court or is this action a violation of the separation of church and state? Why? (Write: Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez )
2. Again, click the following link to a recording of the March 24, 2020 meeting of the Hidalgo County Commissioner’s Court: https://hidalgocountytx.swagit.com/play/03242020-535. On the “Video index” tab under the video, please click the red play button next to agenda “Item 5” of the March 24, 2020 meeting. Based on what you heard regarding Item 5A, was there any presentation, discussion, or action on the Emergency Order Instituting Additional Measures Due to a Public Health Emergency Related to Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) that was issued the next day and mandated that residents shelter at home? Should the Commissioner’s Court have (Word choice: debated, discussed, OR deliberated) the shelter-at-home order in public at this meeting before the county judge issued the order? Why?
3. (Word choice: Accordant with, According to, In accordance with, Based on, In line with, Pursuant to, In accord with, Under) subsection (g) of the statute Tex. Gov’t Code § 418.108, do county judges have the power to issue shelter-at-home order?
4. Does Governor Abbott’s latest orders, Executive Order No. GA-38, 39, or 40, (Word choice: suspend, temporarily discontinue, temporarily halt, temporarily terminate, temporarily end, OR interrupt) a county judge’s power (Word choice: accordant with, according to, in accordance with, based on, in line with, pursuant to, in accord with, under) subsection (g) of Tex. Gov’t Code § 418.108 “to the extent necessary to ensure that local officials do not impose restrictions in response to the COVID-19 disaster that are inconsistent with this executive order”? (See the documents with these executive order titles located on the COVID-19 Writing Assignment webpage. The answer is located toward the bottom of these documents and is both highlighted and underlined in red.)
5. Does Executive Order No. GA-38 (Word choice: state, provide, set out, OR specify) that no (Word choice: government, public, OR governmental) entity may (Word choice: mandate, order, enjoin, compel, impel, direct, OR require) (Word choice: any person, any individual, someone, somebody, OR anyone) (Word choice: to mandate, to enjoin, to compel, to impel, to direct, OR to require) (Word choice: the wearing of, the using of, the utilization of, OR the employment of) (Word choice: face masks OR face coverings)? (See the document with this executive order title located on the COVID-19 Writing Assignment webpage. The answer is both highlighted and underlined in red.) (Word choice: As indicated by, As acquired from, As derived from, As determined from, According to, OR Based on) (Word choice: what is observed, what is observable, what can be observed, personal observations, observations, OR interviews), are (Word choice: fewer/more, not as many, the same amount of, a similar amount of, OR a(n) fewer/reduced/diminished/smaller/greater/increased/higher/expanded amount of) (Word choice: people, individuals, OR persons) in stores (Word choice: wearing, using, utilizing, OR employing) (Word choice: face masks OR face coverings) since this order (Word choice: became effective OR took effect) on July 29, 2021?
6. Did Executive Order No. GA-29, which (Word choice: became effective OR took effect) on July 3, 2020 but is no longer (Word choice: in effect, in force, valid law, OR current law), (Word choice: generally, usually, largely, primarily, mainly, for the most part, OR as a general rule) (Word choice: mandate, order, enjoin, compel, impel, direct, OR require) (Word choice: people, individuals, OR persons) (Word choice: to wear, to use, to utilize, OR to employ) (Word choice: face masks OR face coverings) “when inside a commercial entity”? (See the document with this executive order title located on the COVID-19 Writing Assignment webpage. The answer is both highlighted and underlined in red.) (Word choice: Initially, At first, In/At the beginning, OR At the outset) when this order (Word choice: became effective OR took effect), did (Word choice: none of the, few, some, not many, about half of the, many, most, OR almost all) (Word choice: people, individuals, OR persons) inside a store or business (Word choice: wear, use, utilize, OR employ) (Word choice: face masks OR face coverings) (Word choice: as indicated by, as acquired from, as derived from, as determined from, according to, OR based on) (Word choice: what is observed, what is observable, what can be observed, personal observations, observations, OR interviews)? Did this (Word choice: level, degree, amount, extent, measure, OR scale) (Word choice: change, alter, vary, switch, OR shift) (Word choice: across, over, with, OR with the passage of) time?
7. (Word choice: As indicated by, As acquired from, As derived from, As determined from, According to, OR Based on) (Word choice: what is observed, what is observable, what can be observed, personal observations, observations, OR interviews), are public schools (Word choice: mandating, ordering, enjoining, compelling, impelling, directing, OR requiring) (Word choice: the wearing of, the using of, the utilization of, OR the employment of) (Word choice: face masks OR face coverings) (Word choice: even though, although, even when, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that, OR not withstanding that) Executive Order No. GA-38 (Word choice: prohibits, bars, forbids, bans, proscribes, OR disallows) (Word choice: government, public, OR governmental) entities from doing so?
8. (Word choice: As indicated by, As stated by, Accordant with, According to, In accordance with, Based on, OR In line with) a press release from the Office of the Harris County Attorney (2021), can Gov. Abbott or the Attorney General (Word choice: enforce, ensure/compel observance of, OR ensure/compel obedience to) Executive Order No. GA-38’s (Word choice: prohibition/prohibiting of, bar on, ban on, proscription/proscribing of, OR forbiddance/forbidding of) (Word choice: face mask OR face covering) (Word choice: mandates, orders, directives, OR requirements)? Are local district attorneys who can (Word choice: enforce, ensure/compel observance of, OR ensure/compel obedience to) this order (Word choice: unlikely/likely, very unlikely/likely, unexpected/expected, not predicted/predicted, not prone/prone, not disposed/disposed, OR not inclined/inclined) to do so? (See the document Press Release from the Office of the Harris County Attorney located on the COVID-19 Writing Assignment webpage. The answers are both highlighted and underlined in red.)
9. (Word choice: Even though, Although, Even when, Despite the fact that, In spite of the fact that, OR Not withstanding that) Executive Order No. GA-39 (Word choice: states, provides, sets out, OR specifies) that no (Word choice: government, pubic, OR governmental) entity can (Word choice: mandate, order, enjoin, compel, impel, direct, OR require) (Word choice: any person, any individual, someone, somebody, OR anyone) (Word choice: to obtain, to attain, to receive, to acquire, OR to procure) a COVID-19 vaccine, have (Word choice: none of the, few, some, not many, about half of the, many, most, OR almost all) (Word choice: people, individuals, OR persons) (Word choice: obtained, attained, received, acquired, OR procured) this vaccine (Word choice: as indicated by, as acquired from, as derived from, as determined from, according to, OR based on) (Word choice: what is observed, what is observable, what can be observed, personal observations, observations, OR interviews)?
10. Should Executive Order No. GA-40 or (Word choice: the state, the state government, state power, OR the State of Texas) (Word choice: prohibit, bar, forbid, ban, proscribe, OR disallow) private or public entities from (Word choice: mandating, ordering, enjoining, compelling, impelling, directing, OR requiring) (Word choice: the obtainment of, the attainment of, the receipt of, the acquirement of, OR the procurement of) a COVID-19 vaccine if (Word choice: any person, any individual, someone, somebody, OR anyone) “objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19”? (Word choice: As stated by, As explained by, According to, Based on, OR In line with) Howe (2022), can (Word choice: the federal government, the United States government, the government of the United States, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, OR federal governmental power) (Word choice: mandate, order, enjoin, compel, impel, direct, OR require) that any employer, (Word choice: even private ones OR state or private), of 100 (Word choice: plus, or more) employees must (Word choice: compel, impel, enjoin, direct, OR require) (Word choice: its employees, their employees, its workers, OR their workers) to (Word choice: get, be) vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly?
