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Chapter 1: The Political Culture, People and Economy of Texas

Texas Political Culture 1. Objective: Describe the defining characteristics of political culture in Texas (pgs. 5-7) ♦ Discuss the influences of political culture on the study of Texas government and politics.  Define political culture. - broadly share the same values, beliefs, and attitudes on how the government and society should function.  Identify the 3 different types of political culture. - moralistic, individualistic, and traditionalistic  Describe where the cultures are most likely to be found and which racial/ethnic groups are more likely to belong to a specific political culture. provincialism- rural value and notion to limited government  Evaluate influences of Political culture: Poll taxes, Smith v. Allwright; Sweatt v. Painter; Brown v. Board of Education. - The change for more opportunities and brought diversity 2. Historically, which political parties ruled in Texas, and how long did the rule? During which time periods did they rule? - over 100 years the democratic party has rule over Texas 3. Which political groups have had the most and least influence on Texas politics? - Labor union had the least influence on Texas politicians, and business group have the most influential in politics. The Land 2. Objective: Explain how Texas’s geography has influenced its political culture (pgs. 7-10)

1. Describe the 4 distinct physical regions in Texas. - The Gulf Coastal Plains, the Interior Lowlands, The Great Plains, and The Basin and Range Province 2. Where did political life begin (or originate) in Texas? Why? Texas began as a republican in 1836, the develop a forged relationship with their lands and the people. 3. Politically characterize the following areas as Republican or Democratic: 

Rural -Republicans

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Suburban- Republicans

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Urban – Democrats

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Border (with Mexico) - Democrats

Economic Changes in Texas 3. Objective: Trace the evolution of Texas’s economy (pgs. 11-22) ♦ Describe the major changes and developments in the Texas economy over time. 1.

Define the theory of “creative destruction”. - the change of society

and economics with the new technological innovation in production and distribution. 2.

How has Texas’s economy exemplified the theory of creative destruction? - the production of cotton and cattle Distibution around the railroad, oil industry, and technological innovation.

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What role did the “three great wave of technological change” play in creative destruction, in Texas? - it brought a capitalist system and new technologies and breaking apart from the old customs

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Identify and explain NAFA. -North American Free Trade Agreement allowed a free trade zone among the United states, Canada, Mexico

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In what ways has NAFTA affected the political economy of the state? - it came with some benefits and disadvantages, at first it created

jobs for many workers, diversity, and boost the trading among Mexico , and Canada, it did led to unemployment due to low wages competition in Mexico. Identify and Explain the evolution of the Texas economy from: 

Statehood - land

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After the Civil War – cattle became a big business

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Beginning of the 20th century (Spindletop) -oil production was major

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After the 1980s – technological innovations 6.

Which new technologies created a new era of oil and gas production in Texas beginning in 2008? - Horizontal drilling and fracking created a new era of oil and gas production in Texas.

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Which Texas metropolitan areas are national centers for the high tech industry? Houston, Dallas, Austin

The People of Texas 4. Objective: Explain how the population of Texas has changed over time (pgs. 22-30)

1. What distinctive features have shaped politics in Texas? Discuss how they have shaped Texas politics. birth rate increase, international immigration, and domestic immigration  Industrial influences – became a diverse economy  Demographic shifts – whites were the ones that was the majority then later in then it shifted to be the Latinos.  Political Geography (.i.e. Why do some cities/town believe and do certain things? Where are Democrats and Republicans more likely to live?) democratic party ruler over 100 years into resent years the Republican has the majority vote. The urbanization areas are more common to vote for the democratic and the republican votes are from the suburbs.  What have been the different social and political experiences of the three main ethnic groups in Texas (i.e. White, African American, and Latino)? More Latinos were the dominance over other race, white were Texas demographics: 1.

Is Texas more or less diverse than the overall population of the US? - Texas is more diverse than the overall population of the US

Urbanization 5. Objective: Describe Texas’s shift from a rural society to an urban one (pgs. 30-38) ♦ Describe the distinct economy and development of the three major cities of Texas.

 San Antonio- the national economy was based on national military bases, educational institutions, tourism, and medical research  Houston- oil fundamentally transform Houston and became the leading energy center around the world.  Dallas Fort Wall- major center on petroleum financing 1.

What role did technological development play in the creation of Texas’s 5 largest cities? - It help boost the economy and the growth of urbanization

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How has urbanization changed the character of Texas? - Economy and people became more diverse , boost it up, government gets in the way of individual liberty...