Essay On Texas Political Culture
Political culture is the attitude and values that shape the areas politics and government. Daniel Elazar’s three basic political cultures are moralistic, traditional and individualistic. Each of the cultures have something that stands out about them. The moralistic culture is often thought of as liberal, and want big government. They want change, have a high concern for public issues and tend to have a high voter turnout. A traditionalistic culture is more conservative. They don’t tend to trust the government, believe that one party should run the office, and they tend to have the lowest voter turnout. The traditionalistic culture also tends to promote racism. The individualistic culture tends to be more about business. They have a low property tax, are self-reliant, are suspicious of welfare programs and believe that the government is corrupt.
Texas has many things that it is proud of. A couple of these are that it has had a strong impact on why it had bolstered the history of Texas. Without these events, I believe that Texas …show more content…
These first to rule Texas was Mexico, starting in 1823. The Republic of Texas was established in 2836, after Mexico has retreated. The third flag was under the United States in 1845, because Texas realized that they had little to no power when it came to a defensive stance. They had no way to get income, and the lack of funds put a hamper on how many people Texas could have in an army. Texas joined the Confederacy for its fourth flag in 1861. The Confederacy lost, and texas had to rejoin the United States of America in 1866. This was around the middle of reconstruction, because they had to repay all of their debt before they could join back up. In 1869, the United States wanted to see reconstruction hurry along so that they could all get on the same page, and voted for a radical reconstruction person. In 1878, Texas drew up a constitution and it is still in practice
Texas has many things that it is proud of. A couple of these are that it has had a strong impact on why it had bolstered the history of Texas. Without these events, I believe that Texas …show more content…
These first to rule Texas was Mexico, starting in 1823. The Republic of Texas was established in 2836, after Mexico has retreated. The third flag was under the United States in 1845, because Texas realized that they had little to no power when it came to a defensive stance. They had no way to get income, and the lack of funds put a hamper on how many people Texas could have in an army. Texas joined the Confederacy for its fourth flag in 1861. The Confederacy lost, and texas had to rejoin the United States of America in 1866. This was around the middle of reconstruction, because they had to repay all of their debt before they could join back up. In 1869, the United States wanted to see reconstruction hurry along so that they could all get on the same page, and voted for a radical reconstruction person. In 1878, Texas drew up a constitution and it is still in practice