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| Political system where the people rule. |
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| political system in which policy is made by officials elected by the people |
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| Political system in which most citizens make policy as in a town meeting |
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| Parlimentary system (not used in U.S.) |
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| a government that vests power in an elected legislature that chooses the chief executive |
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| In Texas who are the committe chairs selected by? |
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| How long do members of the Texas Legislative branch/senate serve? |
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| Which political party dominated politics directly after reconstruction? |
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| What is the Plural executive system in Texas? |
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| The Govenor is on equal playing field with his cabinet cause they were all elected the same way |
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| how many members in the texas senate |
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| how many members in the texas house of representatives? |
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| how many times has the texas constitution been amended? |
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| the power to strike out or veto individual items in the state budget without striking down the whole budget |
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| the govenor is empowered to veto or strike down acts of the legislature. A veto can be overridden by a two thirds vote of both houses of the legislature, but it rarely happens |
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| a government that vests power in a separately elected president and legislature. |
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| two types of representative democracy |
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| parlimentary system and presidential system |
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| widely held ideas concerning the relationship of citizens to their government and to each other in matters effecting politics and public affairs. |
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| three types of political cultures |
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1. moralist(communitatian)2.individualist(competitive)
3.traditional (hierarchical) |
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| Texas' political culture in relation to this typology |
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| Texas has remained stable in its stadings as traditionalist |
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| Population movement and growth |
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| definition of constitution |
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| basic or fundamental law that lays out the structure of government, the powers of each office, the the process by which officials are elected or appointed, and the rights and liberties of citizens |
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| Texas constitution of 1876:its basic characteristics, philosophy, articles and circumstances surrounding its writing |
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| Texas constitution compared to other state constitutions |
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| 2nd constitution out of compared states 2nd longest, 3rd highest in amendments |
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| constitutional amendments must be approved both by the legislature, in regular or special session, and the voters. a proposed amendment must receive an absolute two-thirds vote in both houses of the Texas legislature (100 votes in the house, 21 in the senate). Then it must be approved by a majority of voters in the next statewide election. 72.3% passing rate of amendments |
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| organizations that attempt to influence society and government to act in ways consonant with their interests. |
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| the belife that the interest group system produces a resonable policy balance |
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| the belife that the interest group system is skewed toward the interests of the wealthy |
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| organizations designed to elect government officeholders under a given label |
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| sees political parties as organizations that campaign on coherent ideological platforms and then seek to implement their policies if elected |
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| sees political parties as organizations that appeal to the broadest range of potential voters rather than seeking to implement a coherent ideological program |
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| major party organizations in texas |
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| evolution of party conflict |
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| state legislatures which pay and support their members well and in turn, demand nearly fulltime service from them |
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| state legislatures which provide low pay and support to their members. Sessions are generally short and members have other jobs |
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| Hybrid legislatures (what texas uses) |
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| state legislatures, that share some of the characteristics of professional leg. such as long sessions and good staff support, and some of the characteristics of amateur legislatures, such as low pay and biennial sessions. |
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| a final or definitive election in which candidates representing their respective parties contend for election to office |
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| special elections are held to decide constitutional amendments, local bond proposals, and other nonrecurring issues |
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| that portion of the eligible electorate that actually turns up to cast a vote on election day. |
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| subjects of articles 1,3,4,5,9,10 |
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| a preliminary election in which voters select candidates to stand under their party label in a later general election |
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