POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Last Lecture I Syllabus Outline of Current Lecture I Overview of Texas II Political Culture Current Lecture 25 million citizens in TX 2010 gained 3 representative seats Grow b c diverse economy 1980 oil boom put TX in rough spot learned to diversify economy Dr Harold Lasswell defined politics politics is the struggle that determines who gets what when and how Government public institution with authority to allocate resources formulate and adopt public policy Have authority b c TAXES Public policy health issues employment transportation education public safety energy policy and prison relations Designed to meet public need and is created by legislatures and think tanks Think tanks think about and research public issues Provide advise over issues Danielle Elizar defined 3 types of political culture in U S individualistic moralistic and traditionalistic individualistic culture caused from westward migration Believe govnt should maintain a stable society and be limited in size and scope Believe people should be sel sufficient Moralistic caused from puritans NE states Believe the govnt should improve people s lives create a just society and provide goods and services for the public need Also believe people should be involved with the government and monitor officials Traditionalistic caused from Old South feudalism Believe that government is the domain of officials and should maintain the status quo Also believe that people should maintain the social order These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute
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