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Lecture 6Outline of Last Lecture I. Federalism In Relationship with the States a. State to State Interactions i. Full Faith and Credit Clause of the US Constitutionii. Interstate Privileges and Immunities iii. ExtraditionII. Participation in State Politics III. Voting and Its 6 Factorsa. Irrationality, Education, Socio-economic Status, Efficacy, Registration Requirements, and Party Competition IV. Minority Voting PatternsV. Tactics in Limiting Minority Participationa. White Primary, Poll Taxes, Literacy TestsVI. Eliminating Barriers VII. Reading Homework Chapter 3 Section= Federalism: Variations On the Theme Outline of Current Lecture: I. GerrymanderingII. Definition of Political Participation III. Types and Frequencies of Political Participation by American Citizens IV. Participation in the US and Texas Compared to Other Nations a. motor voter lawV. Types of Political Participants VI. Participation Factors in Texas Politics a. Historical Legacies, Social and Economic Factors, Party Competition, Region/CultureVII. Requirements for Voting in TexasVIII. How to lose your right to vote in Texas IX. Reading Homework: Chapter 4 Section Protest as Political ParticipationCurrent Lecture: Reading Reminder for Test:- Today read Chp 4 Section = Protest as Political Participation (146-150)- Previous readings: o Chp 1 Section Policy Responsibilities in State and Communities (24-28)o Chp 2 Section Politics of State Initiatives o Chp 3 Section Variations on the Theme of Federalism (95-101)- How to prepare for the exam? 80-90% covered in class notes, 10-20% textbook reading Gerrymandering in a Racial Context- Gerrymandering = the way district lines are drawn, either to discriminate or help minority groups - Two Types = Packing and Cracking - to be discussed more later… POLS 207 2nd EditionTopic = Political Participation - political participation = taking part in activities that are related to governance - broad umbrella of activities- focused a lot on voting, now going to focus on alternate ways to participate in politics Types and Frequency of Participation by American Citizens - LEAST common to MOST common – be able to put in order on test! 1) running for public office: < 1%2) becoming active in political parties and campaigns: 4-5% a. making phone calls, going door to door 3) contributing money to campaigns: 10%4) wearing a button or putting a bumper sticker on car: 15% 5) writing or calling a public official: 17-20%6) belonging to a political organization: 30-33%a. belonging to an interest group7) talking to others about politics: 30-35%8) voting: 30-50%a. depends on which type of election >> presidential election, state governor election, etc. 9) not participating: 30-45% Political Participation in US and Texas Compared to Other Nations - Voting at the national level is lower than in most other industrialized nations- Participation in state politics is lower than in most other industrialized nations - In the US, participation in state politics is lower than at the national level & lowest at the local level o **participation goes down from national > state > local electionso people seem to be the least concerned about participating in local elections which actually deals with a lot of issues, such as education, police, etc. - In the US, voter turnout in Texas ranks near the bottom (46nd - 48th) in both national & state elections o **Texas is not the lowest but very low! - motor voter law o the US government passed the motor voter law, which requires states to allow you to register to vote when you get your driver’s license if you are qualified o federal government’s attempt to expand voter registration o passed to get more people to vote, to make it easier to vote, hoping for increased voting rates o Although it positively impacted voter registration, there is no clear effect on voter turnout rates Types of Participants = Verba and Nie (Typology!)- Inactives = do not participate, do not vote, are not concerned, take no part in politics - Voting specialists = mostly only vote, beyond voting they are not involved- Parochial participants = become active only when an issue has a direct effect on them, voting, writing letters, getting involved in local campaigns only when the issue directly affects them - Campaigners = motivated by the competitive nature of partisan campaigns, like the idea of us v them, democrats v republicans, going to be active in campaigns, making phone calls, etc.- Communalists = don’t like competition of partisan campaigns, still likely to vote, but do not participate in partisan politics, involved in community through non-competitive activities like Habitat for Humanity,Little League sports, Food Banks, etc. - Complete activists = vote and are involved in campaigns and community in every way Participation Factors in Texas Politics - In general, voting rates in Texas are substantially below the national average - typically somewhere in the 40s as compared to the rest of the states - Reasons Why Participation Rates are So Low in Texas!o 1. Historical Legacies  from Reconstruction to mid-1900s, Texas had a system to discourage people from voting,especially minority voting by making participation difficult in the past, it left a lasting impact on participation today White Primary > example of a historical legacy that overtime diminished voting  Poll Taxes limited participation  Test Question**Literacy Tests were never used in Texas!! without federal intervention, Texas and other southern states would probably still have restrictions past the 1960s o 2. Social and Economic Factors  education levels, income levels, etc.  minorities have lower voting rates than national average  Texas has a high percentage of minorities, Anglos are actually less than 50% of population, which is part of the reason Texas has a lower rate than national averageo 3. Party Competition  strong party competition and not knowing who is going to win excites voters In TX, almost always know who is going to win, so it is hard to excite both supporters andopponents to vote o 4. Region TX is in the Southern region, a region comprised of the lowest voting rates Southern states dominate the 40s as compared to all other states  the effects of region capture the political culture of the south = traditionalistic culture (discourages mass participation, made it harder to vote) Requirements for voting in Texas


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