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Define political culture.
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Broadly shared values,beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function and politicsshould operate; American political culture emphasizes the values of liberty,equality, and democracy.
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Understand Daniel Elazar’s three categories of political culture. (Know main points foreach)
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Moralistic PoliticalCulture
Individualistic Political Culture Traditionalistic Politcal Culture |
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What political culture category does Texas fall under and why?
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Texas is categorized astraditionalistic - individualistic; Taxesare kept low and social services are minimized
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Be familiar with the three historical characteristics of Texas discussed in class,as well as how population growth and diversity have changed thesecharacteristics. (Know main points for each.)
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One-Party State Provincialism Business Dominance |
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Define the theory of creative destruction, and know the three waves of technologicalchange in Texas.
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Creative destruction:Capitalism is subject to periodic waves of transformation, fueled bytechnological innovations in production and distribution of goods and services.
1stWave: Cotton and cattle production and their distribution by railroad 2ndWave: Oil industry 3rdWave: High-tech economy |
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What consequences did the tenant farming and share-cropping system have on Texaspolitics?
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System could easily placehouseholds in debt from which they could not escape
Tenant farming givesrise to grange/ populist movements |
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What is the purpose of the Texas Railroad Commission?
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State agency regulatingoil and gas industries
Allowed common pipelinecarriers that served many different companies (efficient) Regulated oil productionto smooth pricing |
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As discussed in class, what example was given for technological change in theTexas?
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Technological change inTexas best evidenced by the development of high-tech industry after slump inoil prices.
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What is NAFTA and what impact has it had?
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Trade treaty between theUnited States, Canada, and Mexico to lower and eliminate tariffs among thethree countries.
Both positive andnegative impact in Texas Positive:Increase in State exports to Mexico & Canada Negative:Texas workers lost jobs due to: (1) Competition (2) Plantshad been relocated to Mexico |
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What three factors does the textbook claim accounts for the population growth inTexas?
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Natural increase (Becauseof the difference between births and deaths)
Internationalimmigration (Particularly from Mexico) Domestic Immigration(From other states) |
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Understand the main points we discussed concerning urbanization and suburbanization.
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Urbanization: Theprocess by which people move from rural areas to cities.
o 1850s,only about 4% of Texans lived in urban areas o Over88% of state’s population now resides in urban areas Suburbanization: Theprocess by which people move out of central city areas to surrounding areas. |
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What impact did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 haveon political discrimination in Texas?
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Helpopen the political system to Latinos o Fewerparticipation/representation barriers o 20%of Texas legislatures is Latino (37 of 181)o By2010, approximately 2,500 Latinos held elected office in various state andlocal positions.
Helpopen the political system to African Americans o Today,African Americans political leaders have come to play a major role in thestate’s politics o Texaspopulation is 12% African American |
