POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I. Texas in the Great RecessionII. Texas DemographyA. AnglosB. LatinosC. African AmericansD. Poverty and WealthIII. Definition of UrbanizationIV. Definition of SuburbanizationV. Political EconomyA. HoustonB. Dallas—Fort WorthC. San AntonioD. East TexasE. Gulf CoastF. South TexasG. German Hill CountryH. West TexasI. The PanhandleJ. North TexasK. Central TexasVI. Political Events Post WWllA. Lyndon B. JohnsonB. 1970’s-2000’sOutline of Current Lecture I. Current Texas LeadersA. Running for GovernorB. Running for Attorney GeneralC. Running for Lieutenant GovernorII. FederalismA. Definition of SovereignB. Definition of Dual FederalismC. Definition of Layer-Cake FederalismD. Definition of Cooperative FederalismThese 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.E. Definition of Marble-Cake FederalismF. Definition of New FederalismG. Definition of Block GrantsH. Definition of Coercive FederalismCurrent Lecturel.Our current leaders in Texas are Governor Rick Perry, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, Speaker of the House Joe Straus, Attorney General Greg Abbott.A. Running for Governor we have Greg Abbott (R), Wendy Davis (D), Brandon Parmer (Green), Kathie Glass (Libertarian), and Sarah Pavitt (Write-In).B. Running for Attorney General we have Ken Paxton (R), Sam Houston (D), Jamar Osborne (Green), Jamie Belagia (Libertarian).C. Running for Lt. Governor we have Dan Patrick (R), Letricia Van de Putte (D), Chandrakantha Courtney (Green), and Robert Butler (Libertarian).ll.Federalism is the system of government in which power is divided by a constitution between central government and a regional government. The U.S. Constitution divides the power between the federal and state governments. The federal system divided Americans in the late 1820’s and 30’s. During the nullification crisis in 1833, South Carolina tried to assert the right to veto national legislation passed by Congress.A. Sovereign-possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area.B. Dual Federalism-system of government that prevailed in the U.S. from 1789-1937, in which the most fundamental governmental powers were strictly separated between state and federal government.C. Layer-Cake Federalism-way of describing the system of dual federalism where there is no interaction between levels of government. This was first described by political scientist Morton Grodzins.D. Cooperative Federalism-came about with the presidency of FDR. It’s a type of federalism existing since the New Deal era in which grants-in-aid have been used to encourage states and localities (without commanding them) to pursue nationally defined goals. This is also known as “Intergovernmental cooperation”.E. Marble-Cake Federalism-way of describing cooperative federalism where there’s interaction between levels of government.F. New Federalism-attempts by Presidents Nixon and Reagan to return power to states through block grants.G. Block Grants-federal grants that allow states considerable discretion in how funds arespent. H. Coercive Federalism-federal government efforts to accomplish national policy goals by preempting state power, forcing states to change their policies, and forcing expenditure of money by states without compensation by the national
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