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9780321175076

Texas Politics and Government : Ideas, Institutions, and Policies, Election Update

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  • ISBN13:

    9780321175076

  • ISBN10:

    0321175077

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-01-01
  • Publisher: Longman
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Summary

Texas Politics and Government provides a coherent, analytical introduction to Texas politics that is both comprehensive and engaging. Framing the book around five ideas that have shaped Texas politics past and present, the authors explain how conflicts over these ideas have altered political processes, institutions, and public policies in Texas. The unique coverage of topics is supported by lively and fresh discussions that capture students' interest and provide them with the conceptual tools they need to enrich their understanding of politics and government in Texas. Additionally, the authors' involvement in Texas politics gives students an insider's view of their state and local government.

Table of Contents

The Content for Texas Politics and Government
Studying Texas Politics and Government
Politics and Government
The Central Role of Ideas: The American Creed
Analyzing Politics
Individualism
Liberty
Equality
Analyzing Government
Democracy
Constitutionalism
Analyzing Political Change
The Ideal-Reality Gap
Responses to the Ideal-Reality Gap
The Rest of the Story
The Ideological and Socioeconomic Context for Texas Politics and Government
Texas's Social and Economic Heritage
The Peoples and Their Cultures
The Political Heritage
The Economic Heritage
The Peoples of Texas
Ethnic Diversity
Urbanization
The Political Culture of Texas
Ideas and Texas Politics: The Texan Creed
The Acquisition of Political Ideas
The Texan Creed and Political Ideology
The Economy of Texas
The Legal Context: The Constitution and Federalism
Why Constitutions?
Texas's Constitutional Heritage
The Current Constitution
Constitutional Revision
The 1876 Constitution: Good or Bad?
Federalism
Types of Government
Heritage-The Evolution of Federalism
Federalism and Political Change
Constitutions, Federalism, and Democracy
The Process of Texas Politics
Political Parties in Texas
Texas's Political Party Heritage?
The Political Party Organization
Formal Organization
Functional Organization
Party in the Electorate
Distribution of Party Attachments
Party Coalitions: Social and Geographic Distribution
The Party in Government
In the Executive Branch
In the Legislative Branch
In the Judicial Branch
Parties and Political Change
Political Parties and Democracy
Interest Groups in Texas
Texas's Interest Group Heritage?
Goals of Groups: Why Groups Are Involved in Politics
Primary Goals
Secondary Goals
Types of Interest Groups
Business Groups and Trade Associations
Professional Associations
Labor Groups
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Public Interest Groups
Interest-Group Influence
Political Activities of Groups
Lobbying
Electioneering
Litigation
Interest Groups and Political Change
Interest Groups and Democracy
Political Communications: The Media and Public Opinion
Texas's Political Communications Heritage?
The Political Roles of the Media
Factors Shaping the News
What Is News?
News People and Their Values
The Economics of the News
The Media in Contemporary Texas
Television
Newspapers
Radio
Magazines
Internet
The Political Effects of the Media
What People Think About
What People Think
How People Think
How People Feel
Public Opinion in Texas
Texans' Responses to the Issues
Interpreting the Poll Results
The Media, Public Opinion, and Political Change
The Media, Public Opinion, and Democracy
Political Participation, Campaigns, and Elections
Texas's Electoral Participatory Heritage
Political Participation
Forms of Political Participation
Modes of Political Participation
Elections in Tex
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