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  • Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jan-2013
  • Kirjastus: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1133602126
  • ISBN-13: 9781133602125
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 448 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 255x203x15 mm, kaal: 696 g, colour illustrations, maps
  • Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jan-2013
  • Kirjastus: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1133602126
  • ISBN-13: 9781133602125
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The most popular book for this course, TEXAS POLITICS TODAY offers a wide range of viewpoints from multiple authors, each a recognized authority on the Lone Star State. The new edition encourages critical thinking and civic participation with ideas for how to get involved, questions to debate, and current-events based essays throughout. Its rich and nuanced presentations of the interaction between political elites and public opinion provide a realistic picture of the Texas political system and its decision-making processes while it also provides the latest on demographic changes, redistricting, and the 2012 election results. Packed with instructional help and up-to-the-minute information, TEXAS POLITICS TODAY provides a thorough, candid analysis of government that not only increases your awareness of state policy and its effect on your life but also motivates you to get politically involved.

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Prologue. Texas's Political Roots. 1. Texas Culture and Diversity. 2. Texas in the Federal System. 3. The Texas Constitution in Perspective. 4. Voting and Elections. 5. Political Parties. 6. Interest Groups. 7. The Legislature: Organization and Structure. 8. The Legislative Process. 9. The Governor. 10. The Bureaucracy. 11. Texas Judiciary. 12. Law and Due Process. 13. Public Policy in Texas. 14. Local Government.

Preface xi
New to This Edition xii
Resources for Both Student and Instructor xv
Acknowledgments for the 2013-2014 Edition xvii
Acknowledgments for Earlier Editions xvii
Prologue: Texas's Political Roots xviii
Chapter 1 Texas Culture And Diversity
1(28)
Texas Political Culture and Regions
2(1)
Political Culture, Public Opinion, and Public Policy
2(3)
Moralistic, Traditionalistic, and Individualistic Cultures
5(2)
Political Culture and Political Participation
7(1)
Texas Cultural Regions
7(7)
Politics and Cultural Diversity
14(1)
Texans Struggle for Equal Rights
14(7)
Cultural Diversity Today
21(8)
Essay: The Texas Political Culture: Shaped by the Old South's Traditionalism and the Frontier Experience's Individualism
23(3)
Dr. Brian K. Dille
Chapter Summary
26(1)
How Texas Compares
27(1)
Key Terms
27(1)
Review Questions
27(1)
Logging On
28(1)
Chapter 2 Texas In The Federal System
29(27)
What Is Federalism?
30(1)
Types of Powers in Federal System
31(2)
The U.S. Constitution and Federalism
33(1)
Article I, Section 8
34(1)
McCulloch v. Maryland and the Necessary and Proper Clause
34(2)
The Early View: Dual Federalism and the Tenth Amendment
36(1)
The Development of Cooperative Federalism
36(1)
Civil Rights Versus States' Rights
37(2)
Texas and the Federal System
39(1)
Coercive Federalism and Texas
39(4)
Federal Grants-in-Aid in Texas
43(3)
Unfunded Mandates
46(1)
Health Care Reform: A Challenging Case in Federalism
46(2)
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority
48(1)
States as Policy Laboratories and the AMBER Alert System
48(1)
The Fourteenth Amendment and Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
49(1)
Same-Sex Marriage and the Full Faith Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution
50(6)
Essay: "Texas Won't Forget These Federal Bureaucracies!"
52(2)
Dr. Neal Coates
Chapter Summary
54(1)
How Texas Compares
54(1)
Key Terms
54(1)
Review Questions
55(1)
Logging On
55(1)
Chapter 3 The Texas Constitution In Perspective
56(24)
Texas Constitutions in History
58(1)
Early Texas Constitutions
58(1)
Reconstruction Constitutions and Their Aftermath
59(1)
The Texas Constitution Today
60(2)
Bill of Rights and Fundamental Liberty
62(1)
Separation of Powers
63(1)
Legislative Branch
63(3)
Executive Branch
66(2)
Courts
68(2)
Local Government
70(1)
Suffrage
70(1)
Amending and Revising the Texas Constitution
71(1)
Amendment Procedures
71(1)
Criticisms of the Texas Constitution
72(1)
Attempts to Revise the Texas Constitution
73(7)
Essay: Reconstituting Texas: E. J. Davis and His Legacies
76(2)
Timothy Hoye
Chapter Summary
78(1)
How Texas Compares
79(1)
Key Terms
79(1)
Review Questions
79(1)
Logging On
79(1)
Chapter 4 Voting And Elections
80(37)
Political Participation
82(1)
The Participation Paradox and Why People Vote
82(1)
Who Votes?
82(1)
The Practice of Voting
83(1)
Voter Turnout in the United States and in Texas
84(4)
Reasons for Low Voter Turnout in Texas
88(4)
Elections in Texas
92(1)
Primary Elections
92(3)
General Elections
95(1)
Special Elections
96(1)
The Conduct and Administration of Elections
97(8)
Election Campaigns in Texas
105(1)
The General Election Campaign
105(2)
Money in Election Campaigns
107(5)
Who Gets Elected
112(5)
Essay: The New Media and Texas Politics
113(2)
Laura K. De La Cruz
Chapter Summary
115(1)
How Texas Compares
115(1)
Key Terms
116(1)
Review Questions
116(1)
Logging On
116(1)
Chapter 5 Political Parties
117(24)
Functions of Political Parties
119(1)
Characteristics of American Political Parties
119(1)
Pragmatism
119(1)
Decentralization
120(1)
Two-Party System
121(1)
Development of the Texas Party System
121(1)
The One-Party Tradition in Texas
122(1)
Ideological Basis of Factionalism: Conservatives and Liberals
122(1)
Conservative and Liberal Factions in the Democratic Party
123(2)
Rise of the Republican Party
125(2)
Conservative and Moderate Factions within the Republican Party
127(3)
Organizational Basis of Party Machinery in Texas
130(1)
Temporary-Party Organization
130(2)
Permanent-Party Organization
132(2)
A New Era of Republican Dominance
134(2)
Can the Democrats Still Be Competitive?
136(1)
Dealignment
136(5)
Essay: Where the Parties Stand
137(2)
Malcolm L. Cross
Chapter Summary
139(1)
How Texas Compares
139(1)
Key Terms
139(1)
Review Questions
140(1)
Logging On
140(1)
Chapter 6 Interest Groups
141(32)
The Stakes in the Policy-Making Process
143(1)
What are Interest Groups?
143(1)
Types of Interest Groups
144(1)
Economic Interest Groups
144(1)
Noneconomic Interest Groups
145(1)
Mixed-Interest Groups
145(1)
Why People Join Interest Groups
145(1)
What Interest Groups Do
146(1)
Direct Means of Influencing Government
147(2)
Indirect Means of Influencing Government
149(1)
The Craft of Lobbying
150(1)
Before the Legislature
150(2)
Before Administrative Agencies
152(1)
Before the Courts
153(1)
The Regulation of Lobbying
154(3)
The Balance of Political Power in Texas
157(2)
Factors That Affect Interest Group Power
159(6)
Texas's Most Powerful Interest Groups
165(2)
Interest Group Alliances and the Dynamics of Power
167(6)
Essay: God, Gays, Guns, and Immigration in Texas
169(2)
John Osterman
Chapter Summary
171(1)
How Texas Compares
171(1)
Key Terms
171(1)
Review Questions
172(1)
Logging On
172(1)
Chapter 7 The Legislature: Organization And Structure
173(26)
Selecting Legislators
175(1)
Geographic Districts
175(4)
Qualifications for Membership
179(9)
The "Citizen Legislature"
188(1)
Terms and Turnover
189(1)
Compensation
189(1)
The Limited Session
190(1)
Organization of the Texas Legislature
191(1)
Presiding Officers
191(2)
Legislative Committees
193(1)
Legislative Staff
194(5)
Essay: Redistricting in Texas: The Jaybirds and Woodpeckers Are at It Again by Robert Glen Findley
196(1)
Chapter Summary
197(1)
Key Terms
198(1)
Review Questions
198(1)
Logging On
198(1)
Chapter 8 The Legislative Process
199(24)
Powers of the Presiding Officers
200(1)
Leadership in the Legislative Process
201(1)
The Standing Committees
201(2)
Standing Committees' Powers and Functions
203(1)
Scheduling the Legislative Process
204(1)
Floor Action
205(3)
Conference Committees
208(1)
How a Bill Becomes a Law
208(3)
Institutional Tools of Leadership
211(1)
The Legislative Budget Board
211(2)
The Legislative Council
213(1)
The Legislative Audit Committee
213(1)
The Sunset Advisory Commission
214(1)
Restraints on the Powers of the Presiding Officers
214(1)
Personality
214(1)
The Team
214(1)
The Lobby and Bureaucracy
214(1)
The Governor
215(1)
Political Climate
215(1)
Political or Economic Ambition
216(1)
Other Legislators
216(7)
Essay: The Politics of Legislative Procedure
218(3)
John David Rausch, Jr.
Chapter Summary
221(1)
How Texas Compares
221(1)
Key Terms
221(1)
Review Questions
221(1)
Logging On
222(1)
Chapter 9 The Governor
223(21)
Qualifications, Tenure, and Staff
225(1)
Formal Qualifications
225(1)
Informal Criteria
225(1)
Tenure, Removal, and Succession
226(1)
Compensation
227(1)
Staff
227(1)
Tools of Persuasion
228(1)
Legislative Tools of Persuasion
229(5)
Executive Tools of Persuasion
234(4)
Governor as Party Chief
238(6)
Essay: Governor Perry: Leadership by Appointments
239(2)
Richard Huckaby
Chapter Summary
241(1)
How Texas Compares
242(1)
Key Terms
242(1)
Review Questions
242(1)
Logging On
243(1)
Chapter 10 The Bureaucracy
244(27)
The Texas Administration
245(1)
Elected Executives
246(2)
Appointed Executives
248(1)
Boards and Commissions
249(3)
Characteristics of Bureaucracy
252(1)
Size
252(2)
Hierarchy
254(1)
Expertise
255(1)
Neutrality
255(2)
The Bureaucracy, Politics, and Public Policy
257(1)
Clientele Groups
258(1)
The Legislature, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker
258(1)
The Governor
259(1)
Public Policy and the Iron Texas Star
259(3)
Public Support
262(1)
Information
262(1)
Administration of the Law
262(1)
Bureaucratic Accountability
262(9)
Essay: God, Man, and the Texas State Board of Education by Malcolm L. Cross
266(3)
Chapter Summary
269(1)
How Texas Compares
269(1)
Key Terms
269(1)
Review Questions
269(1)
Logging On
270(1)
Chapter 11 Texas Judiciary
271(25)
Civil and Criminal Cases
273(1)
Original and Appellate Jurisdiction
274(1)
Court Organization
274(1)
Municipal Courts
275(1)
Justices of the Peace
275(3)
County Courts
278(2)
District Courts
280(1)
Courts of Appeals
281(1)
Court of Criminal Appeals
281(2)
Supreme Court
283(1)
Juries
283(1)
Grand Jury
284(1)
Petit (Trial) Jury
285(1)
Selection of Judges
286(1)
The Politics of Judicial Selection in Texas
286(5)
Minority Representation
291(5)
Essay: New-Style Judicial Elections in Texas: Examining the Costs and Effects of Electing Judges by Brent Boyea
292(2)
Chapter Summary
294(1)
How Texas Compares
294(1)
Key Terms
295(1)
Review Questions
295(1)
Logging On
295(1)
Chapter 12 Law And Due Process
296(27)
Civil Law
298(1)
Types of Civil Law
298(1)
Issues in Civil Law
299(3)
The Elements of Crime
302(1)
The Crime
302(1)
The Criminal
303(2)
The Victim
305(1)
The Due Process of Law
306(1)
Searches
306(1)
Arrests
307(1)
Detention
307(1)
Pretrial Court Activities
308(2)
Formal Charges
310(1)
Pretrial Hearings
310(1)
Plea Bargaining
310(1)
The Trial
311(1)
Post-Trial Proceedings
312(1)
The Special Case of Juvenile Courts
313(1)
Rehabilitation and Punishment
314(1)
Felony Punishment
314(4)
Misdemeanor Punishment
318(1)
Clemency
318(1)
Juvenile Rehabilitation
318(5)
Essay: Capital Punishment in Texas: Holding Steadfast in a Changing Era
319(2)
David Branham, Sr.
Chapter Summary
321(1)
How Texas Compares
321(1)
Key Terms
321(1)
Review Questions
322(1)
Logging On
322(1)
Chapter 13 Public Policy In Texas
323(42)
Revenues
326(1)
Taxation
326(1)
The Politics of Taxation
327(7)
Other Revenues
334(1)
State Spending
334(1)
The Appropriations Process
334(1)
The Politics of State Spending
335(2)
Education
337(1)
Elementary and Secondary Schools
338(1)
The Politics of Public Education
339(6)
Higher Education
345(2)
The Politics of Higher Education
347(3)
Health and Human Services
350(2)
Health Programs
352(3)
Income Support Programs
355(1)
The Politics of Welfare and Income Redistribution
356(2)
Transportation
358(1)
Highway Programs
358(1)
The Politics of Transportation
359(6)
Essay: Tuition Deregulation and the Future of Texas's Higher Education
361(2)
Kevin T. Davis
Chapter Summary
363(1)
How Texas Compares
363(1)
Key Terms
364(1)
Review Questions
364(1)
Logging On
364(1)
Chapter 14 Local Government
365(28)
Municipalities
367(1)
General-Law and Home-Rule Cities
368(1)
Forms of Government
369(3)
Municipal Election Systems
372(2)
Revenue Sources and Limitations
374(3)
Issues and Trends
377(2)
Counties
379(1)
Functions of Counties
380(1)
Structure and Organization of Counties
380(3)
Issues and Trends
383(2)
Special-District Governments
385(2)
Reasons for Creating Special District Governments
387(1)
Issues and Trends
387(1)
Councils of Government
388(5)
Essay: From the Mayor's Desk: Lessons in Governing a City
389(1)
Chapter Summary
390(1)
How Texas Compares
391(1)
Key Terms
391(1)
Review Questions
392(1)
Logging On
392(1)
Glossary 393(10)
Index 403
Adolfo Santos is the chair of the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Houston-Downtown and Associate Professor of Political Science. Dr. Santos received a Ph.D. from the University of Houston in 1998. He is the author of DO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS REWARD THEIR FUTURE EMPLOYERS?: EVALUATING THE REVOLVING DOOR SYNDROME. He also writes about Hispanic representation in the U.S. Congress and the Texas legislature. A thirty-five year veteran instructor of political science, Ernest Crain specializes in political party competition, comparative state politics, and Texas public policy. Crain co-authored UNDERSTANDING TEXAS POLITICS, POLITICS IN TEXAS, THE CHALLENGE OF TEXAS POLITICS, and four editions of INTRODUCTION TO TEXAS POLITICS. Crain received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Texas in Austin. William Earl Maxwell is a professor emeritus at San Antonio College, where he has taught courses in U.S. and Texas government since 1971. Throughout his career Maxwell has focused on innovative teaching techniques and improving the teaching and learning environments for students. As part of that effort, in 1975 Maxwell co-authored UNDERSTANDING TEXAS POLITICS, his first text on Texas government. He also co-authored such texts as POLITICS IN TEXAS and THE CHALLENGE OF TEXAS POLITICS: TEXT WITH READINGS. He completed his undergraduate and graduate work at Sam Houston State University.