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According to Professor Elazar, Texas’s political culture is a
hybrid strain of both traditionalistic and individualistic elements.
Texas’s traditionalistic political culture is represented by
its long history as a one-party state, low levels of voter turnout, and social and economic conservatism.
The state’s individualistic political culture reflects its
support for private business, opposition to big government, and faith in individual initiative. |
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| Individualistic political culture: |
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he belief that emphasizes private
initiative with a minimum of government interference. |
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| Moralistic political culture: |
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The belief in which people expect
government to intervene in the social and economic affairs of the state, promoting the public welfare, and advancing the public good. |
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A narrow view of the world that is often associated with
rural values and Jeffersonian notions of limited government.
EX: The growing influence of minorities, women, and gays in the state
politics and the ongoing urbanization of the state have undercut provincialism. |
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Broadly shared values, beliefs, and
attitudes about how the government should function and politics should operate. American political culture emphasizes the values of liberty, equality, and democracy. |
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| Article XVII: Amending the Constitution |
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Four-stage process:
The legislature will meet in regular or special session and propose
amendments.
The amendments must be approved by a two-thirds vote of all
the members elected to each house.
A brief statement must be published in print throughout the
state.
The amendments must be approved by a majority of state voters. |
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he two parties have made it difficult for third parties to
gain access to the ballots.
Third party candidates rarely win elections in Texas.
Third parties have emerged at certain points in history,
mainly because of a particular issue: racial integration/segregation.
The civil rights movement in the 1970s planted the seeds
for an independent Latino movement named La Raza Unida (“united race”).
An enduring third party which has been able to gain
access to the Texas ballot box has been the Libertarian Party.
They believe in limited government and can be
considered fiscal conservatives and social liberals. |
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| Why don’t people vote for third parties? |
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| because third party voters will almost certainly be able to elect at lease one of these candidates |
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| NAFTA (North American Free-Trade Agreement) |
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trade treaty among the US, Canada and Mexico to lower and eliminate tariffs (taxes paid) among the 3 countries
EX:One of the negative effects was the loss of jobs in TEXAS and The USA |
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the process by which people move from rural areas to cities
EX:In the late 1990s, 88 percent of the population now reside in urban
areas. |
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federal regulations are used to
force states to change their policies to meet national goals.
EX are the: Affordable Care Act and states’ expansion of their Medicaid
programs. |
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Significant
overlap of powers between national and state governments.
EX: 3 issues with this are HEALTHCARE, WATER AND IMMIGRATION. |
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| federal grant that allows states the freedom to decide how the funds are spend. |
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Separation of powers between the
states and the federal government from 1789 to 1937. |
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| Supremacy Clause (article VI) |
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| declares that the constitution and the laws of the united states to be "THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND"... and superior to all laws adopted by any state. |
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division of government into the central
government and a series of regional governments.
EX: This the final idea embodied in both the US and Texas Constitution. |
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| a group of republicans in the us congress who pushed through the adoption of black suffrage(the rights for blacks to vote) as well as extened period of military occupation of the south following the civil war |
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| an executive branch in which power is fragmented because the election of statewide office holder is independent of the election of the governor |
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| Necessary and proper clause |
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Article 1 section 8 of the us constitution it provides congress with the authority to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out power.
EX: This a major difference between US and Texas constitution |
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the introduction of individual into the political culture. learning the underlying beliefs and values on which the political system is based.
EX: our political socialization occurs during our early years where our parents, religion and teachers influence our partisan identification |
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the degree to which republicans become more Conservative and
Democrats become more liberal.
Ex: In Politics Partisan Polarization means that it is increasingly difficult for politicians to agree on important issues. |
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| Presidential Republicanism |
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a voting pattern whereby
conservative Texans would vote Democrat for state offices and Republican for presidential candidates. |
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an electorate that is allowed to elect only one representative for each district.
Ex: First past the post |
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| Proportional Representation |
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a multi-member district systemn that allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of the total vote.
EX:this encourages 3rd party voting because even if a party wins only 10% of the vote in an election, it will still win 10% of the seats in the legislature or other representative body. |
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