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Texas Government Final Review

Terms in this set (25)

Six Flags of Texas
Spain, France, Mexico, Texas Republic, Confederacy, US
1. Spain
1519-1821
2. France
1685-1690
3. Mexico
1821-1836
4. Texas Republic
1836-1845
5. Confederacy
1861-1865
6. US
1845-1861; 1865-present
Strong Mayor-Council
Mayor and Council- both elected city-wide, Mayor-strong, veto and appointive and removal powers
Council-Manager
Council appoints the manager on the basis of merit, Managers Coordinates budgetary/administrative
4 Amendments on universal suffrage and what each stands for
15th: Race
19th: Women
24th: Poll Tax
26th: 21 yrs down to 18 yrs
Singular Executive
power of executive branch is vested in one individual who wields enormous powers, strong
Plural Executive
power of the executive branch is divided among many elected officials, very weak, Texas has this
Characteristics of Texas Budget
Balanced Budget, Biennial, Pay as you go, Difficult to execute a balanced budget
Executive Successors
Lt. Governor, President Pro-Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Attorney General
Jan Miller and Jerry Perry Classification of Political Party Eras
Personalities not parties, Democrats in Charge, Republican Intermission, Democrats in Control, Republicans Rebirth
Personalities not parties
1836-1845
Democrats in Charge
1845-1874
Republican Intermissions
1867-1874
Republicans Rebirth
1994-present
Comprehensive Health Insurance before the ACA (2010)
Health insurance was targeted, Medical exam- required, Not affordable, Children above 18 could not be insured with parents, Comprehensive health insurance not required for all
3 Ways the mass media shapes our perception
Advertisement, Framing, Framings
Advertisement
positive and negative
Framing
focused on issues
Framings
focused on issues/events - field of meaning
Consequences of the concentration of the ownership of Mass Media
Homogenization of news, soft news, less state/local news, commercial bias
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