POLITICAL PARTY PROGRESSION IN TEXAS

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The Political Party Progression in Texas

Do the political parties affect policy making and Implementation? The text explained the history of the Texas Party System and how much it has changed, how it will continue to change, and how these changes affect Texas Policymaking.

The Texas Political Party System and its supporting individuals have changed over the years. At one time the south was considered to be mostly Democratic. As the south began to become affected by the Civil War and continued on through the Reconstruction, the South became the one-party Democratic South. This situation changed drastically in the year 2002 when the “Grand Old Party (GOP)” captured the majority of the seats in the Texas House. Furthermore, the GOP was a nickname for the Republican Party in Texas. The GOP could continually count on the loyalty of African Americans, German Americans livining in the Hill Country who had opposed secession before the Civil War, and few others.

Additionally, the Republication Party more than doubled in Texas going from thirty-five members up to seventy-two members between the years of 1981 and 2001.
Not only has the Texas Party System changed over the years, but the voting patterns have also shown differences in how individuals vote based on thei...

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