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Standard and Short Edition:
1 American Political Culture
2 The Founding and the Constitution
3 Federalism
4 Civil Liberties
5 Civil Rights
6 Public Opinion
7 The Media
8 Political Participation and Voting
9 Political Parties
10 Campaigns and Elections
11 Groups and Interests
12 Congress
13 The Presidency
14 Bureaucracy In A Democracy
15 The Federal Courts
16 Government and Economy
17 Social Policy
18 Foreign Policy and Democracy
Texas Edition:
19 The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas
20 The Texas Constitution
21 Parties and Elections in Texas
22 Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Lobbyists
23 The Texas Legislature
24 The Texas Executive Branch
25 The Texas Judiciary
26 Local Government in Texas
27 Public Policy in Texas

Chapter 21: Parties and Elections in Texas

You Decide Exercise

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The platform of the Texas Republican Party outlines the positions taken by the party on a variety of issues. Review the 2006 platform and briefly describe the party’s position on the following issues:
  1. Briefly describe the Republican party’s position on Federalism

  1. Briefly describe the Republican party’s position on Education

  1. Briefly describe the Republican party’s position on Values

  1. Briefly describe the Republican party’s position on Marriage

  1. Briefly describe the Republican party’s position on Civil Liberties

  1. Briefly describe the Republican party’s position on Abortion

  1. Briefly describe the Republican party’s position on Crime

  1. The platform of the Democratic Party of Texas outlines the positions taken by the party on a variety of issues. Review the 2006 platform and briefly describe the party’s position on the following issues:

    Briefly describe the Democratic party’s position on Federalism

  1. Briefly describe the Democratic party’s position on Education

  1. Briefly describe the Democratic party’s position on Values

  1. Briefly describe the Democratic party’s position on Marriage

  1. Briefly describe the Democratic party’s position on Civil Liberties

  1. Briefly describe the Democratic party’s position on Abortion

  1. Briefly describe the Democratic party’s position on Crime

  1. Visit the Web sites for the Texas Federation of College Republicans and the Texas Young Democrats and briefly discuss how these organizations contribute to the political process in Texas.



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