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govt.docxTexas political culture and politics have produced a unique constellation of public policies. Some (not surprisingly a fair number of Texans) have held Texas up as a model for the rest of the country citing its robust record in economic growth compared to the rest of the country. Critics have countered that Texas' public policies are hopelessly mired in the values of an era that has passed, harm many of its most vulnerable citizens, and cannot be a road map to the state's future success.
What do you think? Discuss with reference to:
(a) Economic and tax policy.
(b) Social services and welfare.
(c) Energy and environmental policy.
Your Platform, and Party Politics: (you have to take both surveys!)
1. Know yourself. Take these surveys to identify your political leanings:
1. http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-party-quiz/ (Political party quiz)
2. http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/ (Ideology quiz)
3. Submit screenshots of your results (both surveys). Explain your results. What do they say about you?
https://www.texasgop.org/platform/
https://www.txdemocrats.org/our-party/texas-democratic-party-platform/
Examine your political values and compare them to the expressed values of both parties. Do your ideas about the role of government, politics, and policy align with one particular party?
Texas political culture and politics have produced a unique constellation of public
policies. Some (not surprisingly a fair number of Texans) have held Texas up as a
model for the rest of the country citing its robust record in economic growth compared to
the rest of the country. Critics have countered that Texas' public policies are hopelessly
mired in the values of an era that has passed, harm many of its most vulnerable
citizens, and cannot be a road map to the state's future success.
What do you think?
Discuss with reference to:
(a) Economic and tax policy.
(b) Social services and welfare.
(c) Energy and environmental policy.
Your
Platform,
and
Party
Politics:
(you
have
to
take
both
surveys!)
1.
Know
yourself.
Take
these
surveys
to
identify
your
political
leanings:
1.
http
://
www
.people
-
press.
org
/quiz/political
-
party
-
quiz/
(Political
party
quiz)
2.
http
://
www
.people
-
press.
org
/quiz/political
-
typology/
(Ideology
quiz)
3.
Submit
screenshots
of
your
results
(both
surveys).
Explain
your
results.
What
do
they
say
about
you?
https://www.texasgop.org/platform/
https://www.txdemocrats.org/our
-
party/texas
-
democratic
-
party
-
platform/
Examine your political values and comp
are them to the expressed values of both
parties.
Do your ideas about the role of government, politics, and policy align with one
particular party?
Texas political culture and politics have produced a unique constellation of public
policies. Some (not surprisingly a fair number of Texans) have held Texas up as a
model for the rest of the country citing its robust record in economic growth compared to
the rest of the country. Critics have countered that Texas' public policies are hopelessly
mired in the values of an era that has passed, harm many of its most vulnerable
citizens, and cannot be a road map to the state's future success.
What do you think? Discuss with reference to:
(a) Economic and tax policy.
(b) Social services and welfare.
(c) Energy and environmental policy.
Your Platform, and Party Politics: (you have to take both surveys!)
1. Know yourself. Take these surveys to identify your political leanings:
1. http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-party-quiz/ (Political party quiz)
2. http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/ (Ideology quiz)
3. Submit screenshots of your results (both surveys). Explain your results. What do they say
about you?
https://www.texasgop.org/platform/
https://www.txdemocrats.org/our-party/texas-democratic-party-platform/
Examine your political values and compare them to the expressed values of both
parties. Do your ideas about the role of government, politics, and policy align with one
particular party?
