A LIST OF KEY TERMS YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW FOR YOUR GOVT2306 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

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A LIST OF KEY TERMS YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW FOR YOUR GOVT2306 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (THESE ARE FROM YOUR WORKSHEET; You are still responsible for all the terms on your Worksheet for the exam, but the... se are some that are really strong candidates to appear on your exam for Unit One) Professor Sutter Texas population as of 2010 census (approximate number sufficient)- political culture- individualistic, traditionalistic and moralistic political culture- the four land-based industries that greatly influenced Texas’s economic development- Spindletop- for more than 50 years until the mid-1980s, what industry led Texas’s industrial development? following the downturn of the oil and gas industry in Texas, how did the state develop an economically diverse economy? Texas Constitution of 1876- Federalism- Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution- [reserved powers clause] national supremacy clause of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution- Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution [the national governing powers]- the delegated powers of Article I, Section 8: Republic of Texas- first and last presidents of Republic of Texas- annexation of Texas into the United States in 1845- Civil War Texas Constitution- Texas Constitution of 1866, the Reconstruction constitution— first Republican governor of Texas, E.J. Davis and his administration— oppositions of whites to Gov. E.J. Davis and the 1869 constitution— centralized power of state government under 1869 constitution— Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875— reaction to the Davis administration leads to dramatic changes in new constitution— Texas Constitution of 1876— distrust of and hostility toward government infused in Texas Constitution of 1876— structural disarray and confusion of the Texas Constitution— amendments used where legislation action should be, instead, used to resolve issues— influence of special interests and lobbyists increased by the weakened government under Texas Constitution of 1876— [ constitution amendment election— Texas does not allow voters an initiative power at the state level— constitutional revision— constitution revision convention— Constitutional Convention of 1974- primary reason convention failed to agree on proposed constitution- later attempts at reform of Texas constitution in 1995 and 1998 and 1999 fail piecemeal revision- local government— • counties— • municipal government— • special district government grassroots governments— Dillon’s Rule- [are not sovereign governments] [sovereign government] • municipal (city) government- two legal classifications of cities • general-law cities- • home-rule cities- how general-law cities operate- how home-rule cities operate- city-charter- population requirements for general-law cities- population requirements for home-rule cities- principal advantage of a city incorporating itself as a home-rule entity— ordinances— four principle forms of municipal government in the U.S. and Texas— most popular form of municipal government for home-rule cities in Texas— most popular form of municipal government for general-law cities in Texas— strong mayor-council form of municipal government—   where are strong mayor-council cities governments popular?. what cities in Texas (of Texas’s 25 largest cities) have strong mayor-council forms of city government? weak mayor-council form of municipal government— in what type of cities is the weak mayor-council form of municipal government prevalent?— Council-manager form of municipal government— in council-manager form, counsel makes policy decision for city, policies such as— in council-manager form, city manager executes policy made by council— commission form of municipal government— Galveston— in commission form of city government, municipal departments were supervised by whom?— last city to have pure commission form of city government was Texas City; no longer exists in Texas in pure form- commission form of municipal government— Galveston— nonpartisan elections— what type of election process is used in Texas for municipal elections?— at-large election— single-member district election— basic public services provided by municipal government— Zoning— only city among Texas’s 10 largest municipalities without zoning ordinances—Houston other services that many cities have added to basic services over time in Texas— Texas cities’ two largest sources of tax income— property tax in Texas— optional 1.25% to 2% sales taxes for Texas municipalities— capital improvements— municipal bonds— property taxes and local governments— county government- 254 counties in Texas (established by constitution) activities of county government in Texas- rural versus urban county government in Texas- governmental structure of county government in Texas— Texas Constitution provides for election of what officers in a county government?- partisan election and Texas county officials— term of office for elected county officials— only one county officer not elected by people of county in partisan election— commissioners court in Texas— what elected officials serve on the five member commissioners court?— county judge duel role of county judge in Texas counties: county commissioners— two functions of county commissioners duties of the county judge— county attorney— district attorney— county sheriff— district clerk—maintains records for district courts, civil and criminal, in a county (does NOT maintain records for county courts as book states) justice of the peace (JP)— number of possible JP precincts in a county— Constable— county clerk— tax assessor-collector— county tax appraisal district— county treasurer— county auditor— what tax is the most important form of revenue for a county in Texas?— Texas counties and sales taxes— bonds— special district government— independent school districts— board of trustees— special district government— independent school districts— board of trustees— elected boards and their role for junior and community college districts— [municipal utility district (MUD)]— how are special districts usually governed- municipal annexation law— extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ)— Annexatio— principal reason most cities (including Houston) annex undeveloped areas— [Show More]

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