Spring2024_POLSExam1 (2306)

There are measurable variables in political culture.

Provision that powers not delegated to the national gov’t are reserved for the states and the people

Avoids deficit spending; decrease in gov't spending; free trade, deregulation, and lower taxes

A political culture that views politics & gov't as dominated by the elites.

Subculture: gov't as a practical institution that should further private enterprise; intervene minimally people's lives

Texas has roots in a moralistic culture.

A political culture that views politics and government as the means to achieve the collective good.

Based on: race, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, social background, & social class

Texas has roots in all 3 types of culture (moralistic; individual; traditional)

Powers shared by the national gov’t and the states

A system for exercising authority over a body of people

Advocates institutions & traditional practices that have developed organically & emphasizes stability and continuity

Political Culture is known as

Believes in the importance of individual freedom and rejects older assumptions about gov't

Who was a governor of Texas?

A way of determining, without recourse to violence, who gets power & resources in society and how they get them

Limits the citizens' role to choosing among competing leaders.

The belief that states should receive more power & authority & less money from federal gov’t

A political subculture that views gov't as an institution to maintain the dominant social & religious values

Representatives act as agents of the people.

Citizen membership is they key to political power

State & local politics control our daily lives more than the President.

Texans love the government being in our business...

A political culture that views politics & gov't as just another way to achieve individual goals.

The idea that state and federal gov’ts have separate and distinct jurisdictions & responsibilities

Two Counties Dr. Dillard talked about.

Political subculture that views gov't as a positive force, values the individual, functions to benefit the public