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Texas Government : Policy and Politics

by: Tannahill, Neal

Texas Government : Policy and Politics

by: Tannahill, Neal

ISBN 13:
9780321044976
ISBN 10:
0321044975
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2000
Publisher: ADDISON WESLEY LONGMAN INC
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Provides an accessible up-to-date introduction to Texas politics with an emphasis on policy that helps students see the impact state government has on their lives. Softcover. DLC: Texas--Politics and government--1951-.

Preface

Introduction The Policymaking Process

(420)

Learning Objectives

(1)

The Stages of the Policymaking Process

(7)

Texas Online: Voices from Death Row

(4)

Learning Exercise: Applying the Policymaking Model to a Current Policy Issue

(2)

The Dynamics of the Policy Process

(2)

Why It Is Important to Study Texas Government

(1)

Organization of This Textbook

(1)

What Is Your Opinion?

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Notes

(2)

The People, Economy, and Political Culture of Texas

(20)

Learning Objectives

(2)

The People of Texas

(6)

Texas Online: Forces of Change

(2)

The Texas Economy

(6)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

(1)

Political Culture

(3)

Learning Exercise: Political Culture

(2)

Conclusion: The Socioeconomic Context of Policymaking

(1)

What Is Your Opinion?

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Notes

(2)

The Texas Constitution

(24)

Learning Objectives

(2)

State Constitutions

(2)

The Background of the Texas Constitution

(2)

The Constitutional Convention of 1875

(3)

Overview of the Texas Constitution

(2)

Texas Online: The Texas Constitution Online

(2)

Constitutional Change

(8)

Learning Exercise: Predicting Amendment Success

(5)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

(1)

Civil Liberties and the Texas Constitution

(2)

Conclusion: The Constitutional Context of Policymaking in Texas

(1)

What Is Your Opinion?

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Notes

(2)

The Federal Context of Texas Policymaking

(23)

Learning Objectives

(1)

The Role of the States in the Federal System

(1)

States, the Courts, and the Constitution

(3)

States and Federal Law

(3)

Federal Grant Programs

(6)

Texas Online: Rating Your U.S. Representative

(3)

Federal Money and Texas

(4)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

(3)

Learning Exercise: Texas in the Federal System

(1)

The States as Policy Innovators

(1)

Conclusion: The Federal Context of Policymaking in Texas

(1)

What Is Your Opinion?

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Notes

(2)

Political Participation

(24)

Learning Objectives

(2)

Texas Online: Initiative and Referendum Webpage

(1)

Voting Rights in Texas and Minority Participation

(9)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

(1)

Participation in Texas Politics

(10)

Learning Exercise: Election Precincts

(7)

Conclusion: Participation and Policymaking

103

(1)

What Is Your Opinion?

104

(1)

Key Terms

104

(1)

Notes

104

(2)

Interest Groups

106

(23)

Learning Objectives

106

(2)

Texas Online: Debating Tort Reform

108

(1)

The Growing Interest-Group Universe

108

(1)

Why Some Groups Are Stronger than Others

109

(1)

Why Is the Information in this Chapter Important to Know?

110

(1)

Interest Groups in Texas

110

(9)

Interest-Group Strategies

119

(5)

Learning Exercise: Group Political Action

124

(1)

Conclusion: Interest Groups and Policymaking

124

(2)

What Is Your Opinion?

126

(1)

Key Terms

127

(1)

Notes

127

(2)

Political Parties

129

(36)

Learning Objectives

129

(2)

The Party System

131

(1)

Party Organization

131

(6)

Texas Online: Political Parties in Texas

137

(1)

Third Parties

137

(1)

History of the Texas Party System

137

(7)

The Party Balance

144

(3)

Voting Patterns

147

(7)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

148

(6)

Learning Exercise: Congressional Districts

154

(1)

Issue Orientation

154

(4)

The Impact of Partisan Change

158

(1)

The Future of Party Politics in Texas

159

(1)

Conclusion: Political Parties and Policymaking

160

(2)

What Is Your Opinion?

162

(1)

Key Terms

163

(1)

Notes

163

(2)

Elections

165

(35)

Learning Objectives

165

(1)

The Long Ballot

166

(2)

Types of Elections

168

(6)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

169

(5)

Election Districts and Redistricting

174

(7)

Texas Online: Don't Miss the Next Election---Register to Vote!

175

(5)

Learning Exercise: Do It Yourself Gerrymandering

180

(1)

Election Campaigns

181

(12)

The Voters Decide

193

(3)

Conclusion: Elections and Policymaking

196

(1)

What Is Your Opinion?

196

(1)

Key Terms

197

(1)

Notes

198

(2)

The Texas Legislature

200

(33)

Learning Objectives

200

(1)

Structure

201

(4)

Membership

205

(5)

Organization

210

(6)

Why Is the Information in this Chapter Important to Know?

212

(4)

The Legislative Process

216

(6)

Learning Exercise: Know Your Legislators

218

(4)

Legislative Policymaking

222

(7)

Texas Online: Identifying Your Legislators

227

(2)

Conclusion: The Legislature and the Policymaking Process

229

(1)

What Is Your Opinion?

230

(1)

Key Terms

231

(1)

Notes

231

(2)

The Executive Branch

233

(34)

Learning Objectives

233

(2)

The Governor

235

(12)

Texas Online: The Governor's Homepage

238

(9)

The Executive Bureaucracy

247

(10)

Why Is the Information in this Chapter Important to Know?

248

(3)

Learning Exercise: Profile of a State Agency

251

(6)

Politics and Administration

257

(6)

Conclusion: The Executive Branch and the Policymaking Process

263

(1)

What Is Your Opinion?

264

(1)

Key Terms

265

(1)

Notes

265

(2)

The Judicial Branch

267

(29)

Learning Objectives

267

(1)

Types of Legal Disputes

268

(2)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

270

(1)

Courts and the Federal System

270

(2)

Court Procedures

272

(1)

The Texas Court System

273

(9)

Learning Exercise: Small Claims Court in Action

276

(5)

Texas Online: Texas Courts

281

(1)

Judges

282

(9)

Conclusion: The Judicial Branch and the Policymaking Process

291

(3)

What Is Your Opinion?

294

(1)

Key Terms

294

(1)

Notes

295

(1)

City Government

296

(31)

Learning Objectives

296

(1)

The Legal Status of Texas Cities

297

(3)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

298

(2)

Forms of City Government

300

(6)

Election Systems

306

(2)

Public Policies in Texas Cities

308

(14)

Texas Online: Texas Cities

318

(3)

Learning Exercise: Local Issues

321

(1)

City Politics in Texas

322

(2)

Conclusion: City Government and Policymaking

324

(1)

What Is Your Opinion?

324

(1)

Key Terms

325

(1)

Notes

325

(2)

Counties, School Districts, and Special Districts

327

(32)

Learning Objectives

327

(1)

County Government

328

(12)

Texas Online: Counties Online

336

(4)

School Districts

340

(11)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

347

(4)

Special Districts

351

(4)

Learning Exercise: Using Online Resources to Compare Texas Communities

353

(2)

Conclusion: Local Government and Public Policy

355

(2)

What Is Your Opinion?

357

(1)

Key Terms

357

(1)

Notes

357

(2)

State Budget Policy

359

(32)

Learning Objectives

359

(2)

Revenues

361

(13)

Texas Online: Tax Information Online

363

(6)

Learning Exercise: The Incidence of Taxation

369

(5)

The State Budget

374

(2)

Funding Public Services

376

(5)

The State Budget Process

381

(4)

Conclusion: The Determinants of Budgetary Policy

385

(2)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

385

(2)

What Is Your Opinion?

387

(1)

Key Terms

388

(1)

Notes

388

(3)

Criminal Justice

391

(30)

Learning Objectives

391

(1)

Crime Statistics

392

(4)

Criminal Prosecution Process

396

(7)

Texas Online: Criminal Justice Policy Papers

396

(7)

Capital Punishment

403

(4)

Why Is the Information in This Chapter Important to Know?

404

(1)

Learning Exercise: Research Designs and the Death Penalty

405

(2)

Criminal Appeals

407

(3)

Juvenile Justice

410

(1)

Corrections

411

(5)

Conclusion: Policy Options

416

(1)

What Is Your Opinion?

417

(1)

Key Terms

418

(1)

Notes

418

(3)

Glossary

421

(9)

Credits

430

(1)

Index

431

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