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Texas’ Approximate Population (2010 census)

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26 million

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Texas Population

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Texas is the second most populous state, after Calirfornia.

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Description of the 1876 Texas Constitution

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Lengthy, confusing, and badly written

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Right to Work

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the prohibition of any labor contract requiring all employees of a company to be members or a labor union.

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Texas Constitution Description

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A code of laws

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State Constitution with the most words

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Alabama

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Why does it seem that most Constitution Amendments pass in Texas?

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The outcome is historically low almost guaranteeing that the ones voting for or against have a vested interest.

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Texas Governor that refused to leave office

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Edmund Davis

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“Pass the Biscuits Pappy”

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W. Lee O’Daniel

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Significance of Zimmerman telegram

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Brought the military industry to Texas

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Significance of Spindletop

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Allowed Texas to diversify from agriculture to petroleum.

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Who proposed and passed the Texas constitution of 1866?

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The Radical Republicans

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Group of Texans with lowest incidence of poverty

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Non-Hispanic Whites

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Most important value in respect to Constitution and its survival

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The people must give it legitimacy

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what university, in 1999, had a class of students write a new constitution?

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Angelo State University

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Political Culture

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A set of values, beliefs, habits of behavior as it relates to politics and government.

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Separation of Power

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The division of political authority among legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.

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Percent of Texas Urbanized

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88%

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Impeached Governor

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James “Pa” Ferguson

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Process through which women got the right to vote in all elections in Texas

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An amendment to the US constitution

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DeJure’ Discrimination

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Poll taxes, literacy tests, and white primaries

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Political Party

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Broad-based coalition of interests

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Party Eras

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Changes in political dominance from one-party to another

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Political Party Power in 20th century (in Texas)

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One-party Democrat

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Most active interest group in Republican Party politics
Christian Coalition
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Interest Groups
Organizations of people who share a common interest and attempt to influence public policy.
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Political Action Committees (PACs) organize to accomplish-
Raise and contribute money to candidates for public office.
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Statements about Lobbying
(1) Interest group lobbying is most effecting when the interest group combines its lobbying efforts with campaign contributions given during election season (2) Many professional lobbyists are former legislators or legislative aids (3) Lobbyists use information to make a case for their group's position with public officials.
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Interest groups use the internet to-
(1) Communicate with their members (2) Electioneering (3) Conduct grassroots lobbying efforts (4) Raise funds for their issues
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Political figure with the greatest impact on the rise of GOP in Texas politics
President Ronald Reagan
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Purpose of bond election
To ask voter approval for the government to borrow money
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Selection of delegates to national convention
Democratic Party chooses by means of both the caucus and presidential preference primary, while the Republican Party chooses by the presidential preference primary.
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Smith v. Allwright
Voting rights cannot be violated by any states on account of race, color, or previous servitude.
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Sweatt v. Painter
creating a separate school is a violation as both schools would not be substantially equal.
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Ruiz v. Estelle
Mandated separate prisons for violent and non-violent offenders, and other improvements.
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SA ISD v. Rodriguez
Education is a state issue and not a federal issue
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Jurek v. Texas
Challenged death penalty as cruel and unusual punishment (8th)
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US v. Lopez
Gun at school. Feds overstepped grounds by getting involved.
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Hopwood v. Texas
Affirmative Action- 10% rule
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Lawrence & Garner v. Texas
14th amendment- equal protection & due process
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Number of House & Senate Members
House- 150 | Senate- 31
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Term Lengths
House- 2 years | Senate- 4 years
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Process for a bill to become a law
1. introduction 2. referral 3. consideration by standing committee 4. conference committee 5. action by the governor
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Markup
Comments/changes to a bill
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Powers of Governor
State of the State message, special sessions, and veto
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House/Senate Powers
bills, resolutions- concurrent, joint, and simple, constituent powers- for the people, electoral powers- count returns for governor and lt. governor, Investigative powers- investigate prolems, Directive & Supervisory powers- power over executive branch, Judicial powers- house=impeach, senate=trial
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Governor Qualifications
30 y/o+ U.S. Citizen Live in texas 5+ yrs
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Term Length Change
Constitutional amendment in 1972
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Governor Elections
off-years (of POTUS elections), minimize effect from POTUS election, results in low voter turnout
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Governor Characteristics
White, Usually male, protestant, past political experience, moderate or conservative, middle-aged, and wealthy.
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Governor terms, salary, & compensation
4 yr/term $115,345/year salary, mansion, state-owned aircraft, limousine, personal staff, appointment power
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Line-item veto
Veto of specific parts of a bill
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Governor impeachment
Charge- House of Representatives Trial- Senate Lt. Governor assumes office
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Overall Succession
``` Lt. Governor Senate President Speaker of the House Attorney General Chief Justices ```
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Filibuster Power
Senate
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TANF provides
Assistance for welfare recipients
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General-law cities
are bound by Dillion's rule
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City-council elections
Bipartisan elections
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Highest Appellate court in Texas for civil cases
Texas Court of Appeals

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