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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

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Christian Coalition

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Interest Groups

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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-

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Raise and contribute money to candidates for public office.

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Statements about Lobbying

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(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-

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(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

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President Ronald Reagan

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Purpose of bond election

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To ask voter approval for the government to borrow money

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Selection of delegates to national convention

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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

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Voting rights cannot be violated by any states on account of race, color, or previous servitude.

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Sweatt v. Painter

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creating a separate school is a violation as both schools would not be substantially equal.

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Ruiz v. Estelle

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Mandated separate prisons for violent and non-violent offenders, and other improvements.

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SA ISD v. Rodriguez

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Education is a state issue and not a federal issue

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Jurek v. Texas

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Challenged death penalty as cruel and unusual punishment (8th)

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US v. Lopez

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Gun at school. Feds overstepped grounds by getting involved.

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Hopwood v. Texas

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Affirmative Action- 10% rule

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Lawrence & Garner v. Texas

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14th amendment- equal protection & due process

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Number of House & Senate Members

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House- 150

Senate- 31

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Term Lengths

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House- 2 years

Senate- 4 years

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Process for a bill to become a law

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  1. introduction
  2. referral
  3. consideration by standing committee
  4. conference committee
  5. action by the governor
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Markup

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Comments/changes to a bill

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Powers of Governor

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State of the State message, special sessions, and veto

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House/Senate Powers

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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

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30 y/o+
U.S. Citizen
Live in texas 5+ yrs

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Term Length Change

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Constitutional amendment in 1972

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Governor Elections

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off-years (of POTUS elections),
minimize effect from POTUS election,
results in low voter turnout

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Governor Characteristics

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White, Usually male, protestant, past political experience, moderate or conservative, middle-aged, and wealthy.

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Governor terms, salary, & compensation

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4 yr/term
$115,345/year
salary, mansion, state-owned aircraft, limousine, personal staff, appointment power

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Line-item veto

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Veto of specific parts of a bill

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Governor impeachment

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Charge- House of Representatives
Trial- Senate
Lt. Governor assumes office

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Overall Succession

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Lt. Governor
Senate President
Speaker of the House
Attorney General
Chief Justices
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Filibuster Power

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Senate

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TANF provides

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Assistance for welfare recipients

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General-law cities

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are bound by Dillion’s rule

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City-council elections

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Bipartisan elections

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Highest Appellate court in Texas for civil cases

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Texas Court of Appeals

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