POLS 207 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I. EXAM LAST CLASS PERIODOutline of Current Lecture II. Politics among the StatesIII. Texas political cultureA. Concepts of political cultureB.Individualistic political cultureC.Moralistic political cultureD.Traditionalist political cultureIV. Texas’ use of cultureA. Social conservatismB. Economic conservatismCurrent LectureChapter 3: Politics among the States Texas political cultureo The concept of political cultureo Political culture is shares framework of values beliefs and habits of behavior in regard to Gov. an politicso Texas political culture is distinctive for variety of reasons States great size and relative geographic isolation until the 20th century are important factors Texas was an independent republic before joining the US The mixture of the old south and the west of the frontier contribute to the states distinctivenesso Strong sense of loyalty to Texaso States rights over federal rights o Brown vs. Board of Education 1955: desegregation Federal government telling states what to do, and actually being right for onceo Desegregation protest is the most obvious protest to federal Gov. telling states what to doThese 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.- The concept of political cultureo Though some Texans particularly AA and Mexican tend to be separate from the political culture of the dominant Anglo majority history and political institutions have shaped the assumptions that most Texans bring to politicso The intense patriotism of Texas is shaped b the myth that Texas is the most wonderful place to live that ever existed on the planeto The experience shared with other southern states of slavery defeat in civil war and post war occupation and denying AA full citizenship undergird the states conservative political cultureo Reinforcing the states southern culture conservations is an extreme individualism derived from the myth of the frontiero Based on the cultural patterns of the 50 states identified by Daniel Elazar, Texas is located at the midpoint between traditionalist and individualist political cultures.o Black codes: rules or laws created by southern states as segregation rules - Individualistic political cultureo It is an approach to the Gov. and politics that emphasizes private initiative with minimum Gov. interferenceso This political culture stresses the importance of the individual and private initiative o It emphasizes a role of Gov. limited to protecting individual rights, ensuring that social and political relationships are based on merit rather that tradition family ties or personal connections- Moralistic political cultureo It is an approach of government and politics in which people expect government to intervene in the social and economic affairs of the state, promoting the public welfare and advancing the public good.o This political culture regards participation in political affairs as one’s civic duty.- Traditionalist political cultureo It is an approach to Gov. and politics to see the whole role of Gov. as the preservation of tradition and existing social ordero In this view Gov. leadership lies in the hand of the established social elite and the level of participation by ordinary citizens in the policy making process is relatively lowo According to this culture the role of the Gov. is to protect and preserve the existing social order- Texas political cultureo Traditionalist and individualistic political cultureso Texas traditional political culture is represented by the states long history of one-party rule, low levels of voter turn out and social economic conservatismo Texas individualist political culture is represented in the states strong support for the private businesses, opposition to big Gov. and faith in individualist initiativeso Political culture is a useful concept because it focuses on a states history and development as important factors influencing politics and policy- Social conservatism: political ideology that focuses on the preservation of what are seen as traditional values. The accepted goals and ideologies related to preserving traditions and morality often vary from group to group within social conservatism.- Economic conservatism: politicoeconomic philosophy with regards towards fiscal policy and the advocating of fiscal responsibility. Fiscal conservatives advocate and often consider avoiding deficit spending and the reduction of overall government spending and national debt as well as ensuring balanced budget of paramount importance. Fiscal conservatives would also support pay-as-you-go financial policies.- Separate economic system from political system- Freest market economy in the world is Hong Kong in capitalist region in china- Second freest is Singapore: allowing market to work themselves