Political Culture
political culture believing government should promote the common good and uphold high moral standards for society
moralistic
basic law of the land
constitution
people themselves can initiate and decide policy questions by popular vote
direct democracy
Texas's constitution is very difficult to amend (T/F)
False
State governments can nullify the federal government (T/F)
false
political culture viewing government as a tool to serve personal needs, with limited involvement in private life or promoting moral goals
individualistic
first document to limit government
magna carta (1215)
involved decision-making by representatives of the people
republicanism
name two characteristics of Texas's constitution
outdated, over amended, micromanages, easy to change
race, ethnicity, education, income
political culture seeing government as a way to maintain the existing social order and preserve tradition, with power held by elites
traditionalistic
lists out three things that are the supreme law of the land
supremacy clause
allows voters to remove an elected official before the end of his or her term
recall
most common method for proposing constitutional amendments
legislative proposal
which two political cultures summarize Texas's political culture
traditionalistic and individualistic
which political ideology is most closely related to moralistic culture?
liberalism
freedoms TO something
positive rights
electorate must approve legislative decisions before they become law
referendum
legislature approves an amendment and then places it on the ballot for voters to decide in a referendum
legislative proposal
which linkage institution links people to government the most?
elections
which political ideology is most closely related to individualistic culture?
conservatism
freedoms FROM something
negative rights
what are the three forms of direct democracy
initiative, referendum, recall
allows citizens to propose an amendment and have it voted on directly, as long as they collect enough valid petition signatures to qualify it for the ballot
popular initiative
per lecture, what is constitutionalism synonymous with?
limited government