POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I. Article 17th AmendingII. Unitary GovernmentsIII. ConfederationsIV. Federal Limits on StatesV. AmendmentsA. 14th amendmentB. 19th amendmentC. 26th amendmentOutline of Current Lecture I. Political PartiesII. Functions of PartiesIII. Two Party SystemIV. J.M. LozanoV. Partisan PolarizationVI. Political SocializationCurrent Lecturel.The U.S. Constitution makes no mention of political parties, in fact early leaders held negative attitudes about parties. The Federalists and the Ant-Federalists set the stage for parties.ll.Parties nominate and elect members to public office and simplify issues for voters for better understanding. They mobilize voters, run the government and divide it.lll.Major parties make an effort to absorb 3rd parties. 3rd parties hardly ever make it to power, and they must receive at least 5% of votes in previous election to appear on ballot.lV.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.In 2011, J.M. Lozano switched to the Republican Party and for the 1st time they exceeded 100 members in the Texas House of Representatives. Republicans now had “supermajority” enabling them to pass legislation with little interference from a minority party.V.Partisan Polarization is the degree to which Republicans have become more conservative and Democrats more liberal.Vl.Political Socialization is the intro of people into political culture; learning underlying beliefs and values on which a political system is
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