Ch 1 Slides Flashcards
Government action designed to meet a public need or goal
Public Policy
- A process of forming relationships based on shared interests to achieve particular goals/policy
- Involves conflict and cooperation
- Who gets what, when, and how
Politics
- Public institutions acting with authority to levy taxes and to allocate resources for society
- Operated by a body of elected and appointed officials
- Determines which group of people will get to implement their policies and spend taxpayer dollars to carry out their goals
Government
Reflects the political values and beliefs of a people.
political culture
• It explains how people feel about their
government
• in Texas is deeply rooted in our history as
a state
• Political culture very much influences
public opinion, political party affiliation, and
public policy
Economic Pieces:
Early Texas relied heavily on _______
agrarian economy cattle for food and cotton for clothes
Economic Pieces:
Vast deposits of ___
oil
• something the rest of the world craved; jobs followed
Economic Pieces:
Texas was less affected by the recession due to its _____ economy
diverse
Population characteristics, such as age, gender, ethnicity, employment, and income, that social scientists use to describe groups in society
Demographics
Age Demographics
• Primary reason for the influx of new Texans is ______
younger people seeking jobs
Education Demographics
• Texans were listed as ____ in percentage of college
graduates (2010 Census)
43rd
• More women than men complete their degrees in Texas
a political culture centred on the individual’s achievement and needs, as opposed to those of the collective
Individualistic
low taxes, small government
a political culture focused on the collective good that considers the desires and needs of the community first
Moralistic
a political culture that emphasizes a rigid desire to maintain traditional customs and values
Traditionalistic
resistance to change
