Texas Political Culture
The dominant political culture in Texas, combining elite dominance and limited government
Traditionalistic–Individualistic culture
Texas is the second-largest state in both land mass and this
Population
Texas has had this many constitutions since 1827
Seven
Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states under this amendment
The Tenth Amendment
The cake metaphor for dual federalism
Layer-cake federalism
A narrow, self-interested view of the world often associated with rural values
Provincialism
This industry replaced cotton and cattle as Texas’s major economic driver in the 20th century
Oil and gas
The year the current Texas Constitution was adopted
1876
The clause requiring states to recognize public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states
Full Faith and Credit Clause
The cake metaphor for cooperative federalism
Marble-cake federalism
The group that has historically dominated Texas politics through contributions and lobbying
Business interests
The process where people move from rural to urban areas
Urbanization
This constitution gave broad powers to Governor Edmund J. Davis during Reconstruction
The Constitution of 1869
The Supreme Court case that upheld national supremacy over states in 1819
McCulloch v. Maryland
The type of federalism that uses grants-in-aid to pursue national goals
Cooperative federalism
Texas retained this resource when it entered the Union, helping fund education and development
Public lands rich in oil and mineral deposits
The Latino population in Texas is primarily of this descent
Mexican descent
The constitution of 1876 established this kind of executive structure to limit power
A plural executive
What are the three Civil War Amendments, and what did they each do?
The 13th (ending slavery), 14th (citizenship and equal protection), and 15th (voting rights for Black men)
Federal requirements imposed on states without funding
Unfunded mandates
The three defining patterns of Texas political culture
One-party dominance, provincialism, and business dominance
The three major economic waves in Texas history
Cotton, cattle, and oil
The four major themes of the 1876 Texas Constitution
Popular control, limited government power, economy in government, and protection of agricultural interests
The Texas case in which Chief Justice Chase declared the Union “indestructible”
Texas v. White
Contemporary federalism shaped by partisan polarization
Fractious federalism