POL 1133 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What percentage of the Texas Senate is usually elected during a presidential election year? - ANSWER-50 percent What percentage of the Texas House of Representatives is elected during a presidential election year? - ANSWER-100 percent How long is the Texas legislative session? - ANSWER-140 days What was the primary use of land in Texas from the 1820s to the 1860s? - ANSWER-cotton In the years following the Civil War, ________ became Texas's economic mainstay. - ANSWER-cattle Curre...

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Who would align with Democrat? - --Middle class -LGBTQ -Young people -Minority -Who would align with Republican? - --Wealthy -Catholics _Older people -White -What were the dynamic of the parties in each era? And their characteristics? - -1873-1940 Democrats only 1940-1952: Conservative Democrats v. Liberal Democrats 1952-1977: CD v. LD and small Republican Party 1978-1994: Democrats v Republicans; Bill Clements, Ronald Reagan 1994-today: Republican only -Why do 3rd pa...

Government - -the system of a group of people governing an organized community, often a state -Independents - -a voter who votes for candidates on issues rather than on the basis of a political ideology or partisanship; a voter who does not have long-standing loyalty to, or identification with, a political party -G.O.P. - -Grand Old Party, Republican Party -The Media and Democracy - -Criteria for selecting stories -Significant impact on audiences -Generate interest -Familiarity -Pro...

1 What percentage of the TX Senate is usually elected during a presidential election yr? - -50% -What % of the TX House of Rep. is elected during a presidential election yr? - -100% -How long is the TX legislative session? - -140 days -What was the primary use of land in TX from the 1820s-1860s? - -cotton -In the yrs following the Civil War, ______ became TX's economic mainstay. - -cattle -Currently, the top export of TX is - -computers and electronics -Which region of the sta...

In recent years, what has been the general focus of Texas's criminal justice system's policies? - -???? -__________ are less serious crimes. - -misdemeanors. -Which of the following best describes capital punishment in Texas? - -Texas executes more individuals than any other state and has a statistically low rate of successfully appealed capital cases. -A serious criminal offense that subjects a person to state prison punishment is a (an): - -felony -What is the process for grantin...

Medicaid (what type of grant?) - -Categorical grant -TANF (what type of grant?) - -Block grant -National Institute of Health (what type of grant?) - -Research -Texas Indigent Grants (what type of grant?) - -Discretionary grant -Pell (what type of grant?) - -Education -If there are six seats up for election and a voter is allowed to cast up to six votes, this is an example of: - -Cumulative voting -Which clause in the U.S. Constitution affirms that national laws and treaties are...

Political Party - -an organization that acts as intermediary between people and government to get members elected -Interest Group - -an organization that shares a common goal to influence government decisions -3 Different Types of Interest Groups - -membership organizations, nonmembership organizations, government organizations -Lobbying - -practice of trying to influence members of legislature -Electioneering - -interest groups try to influence election outcomes -What influence d...

Interest Groups - -share a common interest and attempt to influence public policy -AARP NRA NAACP - -American Association of Retired Persons, aging pop. rights National Rifle Association, rights of gun owners National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, colored ppls rights -IGs greatly affect public policy; among some of tactics used are lobbying ($ & gifts), electioneering (being active in political campaigns), litigation (legal action), public relations, & protest -...