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...

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Functions of political parties - -1. recruiting candidates for public office 2. organizing and running elections 3. Presenting alternative policies to the electorate 4. Accepting responsibility for operating the government 5. acting as the organized opposition to the party in power. From the 1790s until roughly the 1970s, parties relied on party members and volunteers to perform a number of tasks related to elections and campaigns. These traditional party functions are sometimes called labor-...

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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 -...

POL 1133 - Final Exam Review Chapter 1- The Environment of Texas Politics (6 Questions) The Growth of Texas (Population): ● Texas growth: o Natural growth, domestic immigration and international immigration ● Four of the largest 15 cities in the country o (Houston #4, San Antonio #7, Dallas #9 & Austin #13) ● Texas government will face major issues at the state to continues to grow Texas (General Info): ● 27,469,114 people in 2016 (Wall Street Journal) ● 27% increase from t...

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...

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...

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...