POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last 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 FederalismE. Definition of Marble-Cake FederalismF. Definition of New FederalismG. Definition of Block GrantsH. Definition of Coercive FederalismOutline of Current Lecture I. Comptroller II. State Land CommissionerIII. Agriculture CommissionerIV. Texas Politics A. Morris SheppardB. John Nance GarnerC. Supremacy ClauseD. LBJE. Tea PartyCurrent Lecturel.Texas ComptrollerGlenn Hegar (R), Mike Collier (D), Deb Shafto (Green), Ben Sanders (Libertarian).ll.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.State Land CommissionerGeorge P. Bush (R), John Cook (D), Valerie Alessi (Green), Justin Knight (Libertarian).lll.Agriculture CommissionerSid Miller (R), Jim Hogan (D), Kenneth Kendrick (Green), Rocky Palmquist (Libertarian).lV.Texas became the 28th state in 1845. Sam Houston was the most important Texas political figure,serving as President of Texas, U.S. Senator, and Governor of Texas, but he failed to keep Texas in the Union in 1861. In 1912 during the Woodrow Wilson era, Texas became really involved in politics. A. Morris Sheppard was a member of the U.S. Senate who was a prohibitionist and created the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 which contributed matching federal funds to states that established prenatal and child health care centers.B. John Nance Garner served as U.S. House of Representatives from 1903-1933. He wasPresident Wilson’s liaison regarding WWl legislation and helped establish the FederalReserve System which advanced the power of the national government over state governments.C. States were restricted in their economic regulations by the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, which made the Constitution supreme over the laws of states.D. The New Deal era brought about a new relationship between states and national government in which the national government had broad regulatory powers over theeconomy and eventually, with the presidency of LBJ, over protecting civil rights. When LBJ started moving too far to the left with his New Deal programs this is when some Texas Democrats became Republicans. The major shift occurred in the 1980’s.E. Then in the 1990’s the Tea Party movement emerged. They are non-negotiable strict
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