POLS 207 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture II. US populationA. CorruptionB. ImmigrationIII. Japanese gentlemen act IV. Women and educationOutline of Current Lecture V. Texas compared to USC. Regulations and rulesVI. EducationVII. Government in TexasCurrent LectureTexas compared to U.S:- Texas was a country before it became part of the US- Most Texans have a stronger loyalty to texas than US- Very hospitable compared to north/other states- More rural space (empty space) in texas then urban (congested) land - Completely different mind set in open spaces- More rebellious towards regulations because more space means more freedom and less rules- We need regulations to stop selfish peopleo Most often used regulation is a sound regulation - Population of texas is growing at 20% for the past 10 years- Newcomers are going to “dilute” the culture of texas - Texas used to be the biggest oil producer in the world - Many Texans end up working for non-native Texans because they come from other parts of US with a degree for a job - Edu is related to income; Income is related to wealth; edu is related to life expectancy; edu is related to infant mortality; edu of women - Edu can be broken into 4 groupso Edu of whiteo Edu of blacko Edu of Hispanico Edu of otherThese 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.- Ethnic groups have lower achievements as a whole because the have lower edu as a whole- Equal opportunity has affected women most out of everything- Women want equal pay as well as equal respect- Asian Americans have highest education but lower per capita income because of society limitations but have a higher per home income bc culture- Asians live in multi generational home: all live together as a family creating multiple incomes andcausing a higher household income- Texas ranks 49 (2000) and 50 in (2006-2010) in the nation in the percentage of resident s coveredby health insurance- Children born to parents without health insurance have a higher mortality rate- Texas was number 6 in 2004 for crime rate- Texas has one of the lowest graduation from high school rates- Zipcode is used to decide if a child “will be successful” - If you grow up in a rich neighborhood more likely to be successful in life- If parents care about education they will motivate and push children to go to college- Governmento 50 state gov o 1 federal govo 90,000 local gov- Texas (2002)o 254 counties o 1,196 citeso 1090 school districtso 2245 special districts- National vs State vs Local o local: lowest levelo national: supreme law of the land (supremacy clause)o national laws trump local laws- US congress vs US Supreme courto Brown vs board of eduo No more segragtiono Pres isenhower had to send troops to differnet states because white oarents didn’t want black students- Local laws cant take away freedom of citizenso Supremacty clauseo ex: interracial