POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture II. Political PartiesIII. Functions of PartiesIV. Two Party SystemV. J.M. LozanoVI. Partisan PolarizationVII. Political SocializationOutline of Current Lecture I. FactionalismA. ConservativesB. LibertariansC. LiberalsII. Class PollIII. DemographicsA. BlacksB. HispanicsC. WhitesCurrent Lecturel.A. Conservatives support free market unfettered by government control and government action to preserve moral values. Conservative Democrats controlled the party until 1978.Conservatives make up state’s power elite and are more likely to vote.B. Libertarians support a hands off philosophy that includes individual liberty and personal responsibility. They are a 3rd party and believe in limited government and can be considered fiscal conservatives and social liberals.C. Liberals believe the government should regulate the economy, protect the disadvantaged, civil rights, and promote equality.ll.In our class poll the vast majority of students said they were some type of moderate, be it middle moderate, liberal moderate or conservative moderate.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.lll.A. Most blacks are democratic, however former railroad commissioner Michael Williams became the 1st black Republican elected to that statewide post and Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson is also Republican.B. Hispanics tend not to vote but when they do they lean towards the Democratic side. If Democrats could get Hispanics to vote they could win the majority.C. Most whites in Texas are Conservative but white liberals are mostly located in Austin, Houston, Dallas, and San
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