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| generally held views rooted in the political culture that are used to explain the commom historcal and cultural experience |
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| individualistic subculture |
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| a view that the gov should interview as little as possbile in privagte activites that adequate public facilites and a favorable business climate are avaliabe to permit indicviduals to pursue their self interests. |
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| a view that political power should be concentrated in th ehands of a few elite citizens who belong to established familes or influential social groups. Public polcy basically serves the interests of this small group. |
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| a view that goverments primary respomsibi.ity is to promote the public welfare and should activel use its athoority and power tom improve the social and economic well being of citizens |
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| legal structure of a political system establishing a government bodies and defining their powers. |
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| a system that balancess the power and soverignty of state governments witht he national government. both states and the national government derive their authority directly from the poeple and the state have considereale autonomy within their areas of responsibility |
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| the consitituional priniciple of self government the belief tgar the people control their government and governments are subject to limitations and constraints |
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| the consitituional principle restricting govermental authprity and spelling out personal rights |
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| the division of authority among three distinct branches of government- the legislatie, executive, and judical- which serves as check and balances on each other's power |
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| law prohibiting the requirements f union membership in order to get or hold a job |
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| an organization formed in the late ineteernth century to improve the lot of farmers. |
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| return of powers assumed by the federal government to the states |
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| a provision of the u.s constitiution that sayds feedera; paw prevails in conlficts between the powers of the states and the national government |
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| polices emphaziizing cooperative efforts among the federal, state,m, and local governments to address common problems and provide public services to the citizens. |
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| federal grants of money to states and local governments for broad programs or services rather than narrowly defined programs. these grants give state and local governments more discreation over the use of funds |
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| a group of people with common goals who are organized to seek political results they are unable to acehive by themselves |
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| theories holding that a diversity of groups and people are instrumental in the poicy makin pricess and no one groups is able to dominate the decisions of government |
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| the view that political power is primarily held by a few individulas who derive power from leadership positions in larege buisness, civic, or govermental issuses. |
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| realtionships among the interest groups, the administrative agencies, and the legislative committees involved in drafting the laws and regulations affecting a partivular area of the ecomonmy or specific segment of the population |
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| a pattern in which public interest in an issue or problem is heightened by intensive media coverage. media attention and public interest will wane aftergovernment takes steps to address their concerns but most issues or problems are neer permantly resolved. another crisi will happen |
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| when political candidiates attack opponents over legitatime issues or to point out flaws to get an extra edge many ads are mis led or not tru at all |
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| a perception that reportes and news organizations slant their news coberage to favor one side or the other in particular issues. |
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| a group that seeks to elect public office holders under its own name |
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| one party democratic politics |
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| the domination of democratic elections and governmental processes by a single party 1870- 1970 when texas was mostly |
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| a major shift in the political party support or identification which usually occurs around a critical election. |
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| a minor political party there have been many in texas over the years but non has a a significant success on state wide level |
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| a political system that has two dominent parties like the united states |
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| legislation enacted by many states fter the civil war to limit the rights and power of african americans |
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| fedeeral law to protect the vting rights of miniorties by requestiing the justice departments approval of changes and procedures |
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| the process of redrawing legislative and other political district boundaries to reflect changin popultion patterns. distric from texas house, state senatem and us congress are redrawn every ten years |
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| the drawing of political districs in such a way to reucse the effect of voting by members if an ethnic or political minority |
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| a legislative committee that specializes in bills by subject matter. a bill has to win committee approval before it can ne cosidered by the full house or senate. |
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| a panel of hose memeber and semators appooted to work out a compromise on a bill if the sdifferent versions of the lefilation were passed by the hose and the senate |
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| a special procedural in the texas house of representatiives that scedules bills that already have beenn approved by other committees for floor debate |
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| a fragmented system of atuhorties under which most state wide execuative iffice holders are eected indeoendently of the governor. plases limitations on govermors power. |
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| the states top execuative office holder |
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| the precididng officer of the senate this offic eholders also beomce governor if the governor dies |
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| an un written policy that permits a senator to block the confirmation of a gubernatorial apointee who lives in the senators district |
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| influence over state regulatory boards by the industries they are supposed to regulate often to detriment of the general public |
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| he process under which ost state agencies have to be periodically reviewed and re crea5ted by legilative or go out of business |
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| the practice of formeer member of state boards and commisons or key employees of agencies lwaving state government for more lucrtive jobs with the industries they used to regulate. it raises qurestions of undue industry influence over regulatory agencies |
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| a government employee who publicly reports worng doing or unethical conduct within a goverment agency |
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| a key regulatory function of government that seks to ensure that indiciulas and compaines providing critical professionals services to the puclic are prpoerly trained or qualified |
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