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Explaining who gets what and how, this Nagodoches author team uses the comparative method to set Texas in context with other states' constitutional foundations, institutions, electoral practices, and policymaking. Chapter objectives reinforce learning and encourage analysis, while core assessment questions prompt students to apply their knowledge. Readers will come away with a strong understanding of Texas government and gain the needed foundation to assess the state's political landscape.The new Fourth Edition is thoroughly updated, and includes expanded coverage of federalism, Rick Perry's legacy as governor, the impact of the state's growing diversity on political participation and behaviour, and important policy discussion around fracking, education reforms, and immigration. New full-page infographics visually capture a chapter's key concepts, making the abstract understandable and comparisons easy.
Contents
Chapter 1Texas GeographyHistory: The Birth of Texas TraditionsTexas StatehoodTexas Legends: Sam HoustonTexas Legends: Bob BullockTransitions to the Twenty-first CenturyA Tradition of ChangeWinners and LosersTexas versus VermontConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 2: Texas ConstitutionConstitutional GovernmentThe Federal System of the United StatesTexas and the Fed on AbortionTexas ConstitutionsTexas Legends: James CollinsworthTexas Legends: E. J. DavisThe Current System: The Constitution of 1876Texas versus ConnecticutCriticisms of the Texas ConstitutionTexas versus MassachusettsWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 3: Texas LegislatureThe Texas Legislature in ContextTypologies of State LegislaturesQualifications for Office and Length of TermsTheories of RepresentationTexas Legends: Barbara C. JordanWinners and LosersElecting the State LegislatureTexas versus North DakotaTexas versus ArizonaWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 4: Legislative Organization and ProcessLegislative OrganizationTexas versus NebraskaTexas versus New South WalesWinners and LosersLegislative ProcessTexas Legends: The Killer BeesWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 5: Texas GovernorsThe Office of the GovernorTexas Legends: Ann RichardsPowers of the GovernorInformal PowersWinners and LosersTexas versus LouisianaConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 6: The Plural Executive and Bureaucracy in TexasThe Plural ExecutiveBoards and CommissionsTexas versus GeorgiaTexas Legends: Texas Railroad Commission of TexasTexas versus BavariaBureaucratic AccountabilityWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 7: Texas Judicial SystemJudicial Federalism and Texas CourtsTexas versus KansasLocal Trial CourtsCounty-Level Trial CourtsTexas Legends: Judge Roy BeanDistrict Courts (State-Level Trial Courts)Appellate CourtsTexas Legends: Raul A. Gonzalez, Jr.Judicial SelectionTexas JudgesProblems with the Texas JudiciaryTexas versus MissouriCriminal Justice in TexasWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 8: Texas-Sized JusticeJustice in TexasIncarceration in TexasTexas Legends: The Texas RangersTexas Legends: Chicken RanchRights of the AccusedLaw and PunishmentTexas versus CaliforniaWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 9: Campaigns and Elections, Texas StyleDemocracy, Representation, and Elections in TexasVoter Qualifications and RegistrationVoting Rights in TexasWinners and LosersGetting on the Ballot in TexasElectronic Voting in TexasTexas Legends: Landslide LyndonTexas Pioneers: Early VotingTypes of Elections in TexasPrimary Elections versus General ElectionsTexas versus OregonTexas versus LouisianaToo Much Democracy?Voter Registration and TurnoutElectoral Competition in Texas ElectionsCampaign Finance in TexasConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 10: Political PartiesThe Development of Political Parties in TexasTexas versus New YorkPolitical Parties in TexasTexas Legends: Pappy O'DanielParty OrganizationsTexas versus IowaWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 11: Organized InterestsOrganized Interests in Texas PoliticsTexas Legends: James LeiningerInfluencing Policy in Texas through Organized InterestsTexas Legends: The League of United Latin American CitizensTexas versus WashingtonWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 12: Local Government in TexasLocal Government: The BasicsCounty Government, Texas-StyleCitiesTexas Legends: Tommy Joe VandergriffTexas versus OhioTexas Legends: The Galveston HurricaneOther Forms of Local GovernmentTexas versus TennesseeWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 13: Fiscal PolicyThe Policymaking ProcessSources of State Revenue: TaxesTexas versus ConnecticutWinners and LosersSources of State Revenue: Other ResourcesSpending and BudgetingFiscal Policy ToolsWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 14: Education and Social PolicyEducation PolicyTexas Legends: Neither Separate Nor Equal: Hispanics in the Education SystemTexas Legends: Mansfield HighTexas and the Fed on EducationWinners and LosersTexas Legends: Governor James Ferguson and the University of TexasWinners and LosersHealth and Human ServicesWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview QuestionsChapter 15: Transforming Texas: Energy, Environment, Transportation, and Immigration PoliciesOil and Gas in TexasTexas Legends: Hot OilEnvironmental PolicyTexas versus CaliforniaTexas Legends: Private Property and TakingsWinners and LosersTransportation PolicyWinners and LosersImmigration PolicyWinners and LosersConclusionKey TermsReview Questions
