Political culture is the mutual way of life, principles, and manners in regards to a government and its policy. It forms over time as political adaptation and influences in various ways the political life at the different levels: state, local, and nationwide. There are three types of political cultures - traditionalistic, individualistic, and moralistic.
The traditionalistic political culture is mostly noted in the south. The majority of its leaders are conservative and consider that not all deserved the right of political participation. It has the background of the agricultural estate system and the benefactor system. There is distrust and opposition to change, especially from the government. In this political culture, the government should …show more content…
They have been influenced by the Old South and the frontier experience. The traditionalistic which believed that only the elite had the right to get involved in politics, and the individualistic that thought the government was to be limited in power and not involved in businesses and personal lives. The current Texas Constitution was made to replace the unwanted 1869 Reconstruction Constitution. It contained a more detailed Bill of Rights and made the local government stronger which allowed for proximity with the people. It is comprised of three branches- executive, legislative, and judicial.
In the executive branch, the term of the governor was shortened from a four-year term to a two-year term. His salary and budget are low and limited, and he has no authority to remove members appointed to government offices, unless the Senate approves. The governor also shares his command with an attorney general, comptroller, and other official heads. This branch was weakened …show more content…
The legislature formed a thirty-seven member committee that would develop a list of recommended topics to be revised during the constitutional convention. Many people from different interest groups asked the members of the committee for special actions. For this reason the negotiations limited the actual purpose of the topics suggested for the convention.
During that year, legislators were in campaign mode trying to get re-elected. Because of this, and the convention lasting one hundred and fifty days, the meeting reached a dead end, falling three votes short from the necessary two thirds that would have allowed for the proposition to be presented to the voters. This enraged the voters because there were four million dollars spent in the constitutional convention with no new constitution to prove their
The traditionalistic political culture is mostly noted in the south. The majority of its leaders are conservative and consider that not all deserved the right of political participation. It has the background of the agricultural estate system and the benefactor system. There is distrust and opposition to change, especially from the government. In this political culture, the government should …show more content…
They have been influenced by the Old South and the frontier experience. The traditionalistic which believed that only the elite had the right to get involved in politics, and the individualistic that thought the government was to be limited in power and not involved in businesses and personal lives. The current Texas Constitution was made to replace the unwanted 1869 Reconstruction Constitution. It contained a more detailed Bill of Rights and made the local government stronger which allowed for proximity with the people. It is comprised of three branches- executive, legislative, and judicial.
In the executive branch, the term of the governor was shortened from a four-year term to a two-year term. His salary and budget are low and limited, and he has no authority to remove members appointed to government offices, unless the Senate approves. The governor also shares his command with an attorney general, comptroller, and other official heads. This branch was weakened …show more content…
The legislature formed a thirty-seven member committee that would develop a list of recommended topics to be revised during the constitutional convention. Many people from different interest groups asked the members of the committee for special actions. For this reason the negotiations limited the actual purpose of the topics suggested for the convention.
During that year, legislators were in campaign mode trying to get re-elected. Because of this, and the convention lasting one hundred and fifty days, the meeting reached a dead end, falling three votes short from the necessary two thirds that would have allowed for the proposition to be presented to the voters. This enraged the voters because there were four million dollars spent in the constitutional convention with no new constitution to prove their