Texas Politics Flashcards
what was the 2nd texas constitution?
the constitution of 1866
the constitution of 1866 only lasted
3 years
the constitution of 1866 was written
after the civil war
what was the 3rd constitution of Texas
constitution of 1869
why was the constitution of 1869 written (2)
- to comply with republican RADICAL reconstruction policies
- to comply with the Reconstruction Act
what are the 2 major things that the constitution of 1869 do?
- power of the government was expanded
- created a 3 person supreme court
in the constitution of 1869 who appoints judges?
the governor
what is the senate role when it comes to appointing judges according to the constitution of 1869
senate advises and consents
who was the 1st republican governor of Texas new era/
E.J Davis
what is the current Texas Constitution?
constitution of 1876
powers of governor are limited and distributed to several offices
plural executive
what was the first constitution of texas? who did it favor
constitution of 1836
favored white people
what did E.J Davis do?
he used the powers as governor to RULE OVER A CORRUPT & LAVISH GOVT
after losing reelection to Richard Coke what did E.J Davis do?
he refused to leave office
who did E.J davis lose t?
Richard Coke
when E.J Davis refused to leave office was their any assistant?
no
Texas military and the US president refused to help with kicking out E.J Davis
why was the constitution of 1876 written?
democrats wanted a constitution that limited state power
powers of governor are limited and distributed to several offices
plural executive
What are the 3 texas political cultures?
- Moralistic
- Individualistic
- Traditionalistic
texas political culture is draw from
Daniel J. Elazar
role of governor
sign / veto bills, executuve order, state of state address, filling judicial vacancies
Moralistic
govt is to promote the public good or well-being of the community
today the texas govt embraces
social conservatism
not ideal by should be used to achieve common good
texas is big on ___ but not ___
- independent
- public service
individualistic relates to
free market & capitalism, and ability for person to express themselves in marketplace, church, etc
traditionalistic role of govt
govt promotes / maintains the social and economic system
who is the chief officer of elections
secretary of state
vast majority of election work is done by the secretary of state (T/F)
False
most is down at the local level
local election administrators roles (4)
- register voters
- determine voter eligibility’
- design ballots
- select/maintain voting devices
counties divided into
precincts
each party has a
precint chair
roles of precinct chair (3)
organize party voters, encourage voter registration
increase voter turnout
role of county chair
same stuff as precinct chair also responsible fro receiving official filing for candidates on ballot
file candidates on ballot
what are the 4 parties of Texas
democrat
green
liberal
republican
straight party voting
vote for same party for all positions
ticket splitting
vote for different parties for different positions
straight ticket
tick 1 box and your ballot is automatically straight party
why was straight ticket abolished
required very low voter knowledge
Texas has always been a 4 party state (T/F)
False was mainly a 1 party state
mainly conservative
what was the 1st interest group of Texas
AGRICULTURE
texas grange farmers organization
Why where their an increase in corporate interest groups?
Because of the OIL BOOM
oil = more money
where their every corporate interest groups in Texas
YESSSS
lobby control act
required lobbyists to register for the first time
what 3 laws where passed as a result of corporate interest groups?
- lobby control act
- ethics codes for state employees
- representation before state agencies act
