Learning Objectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Describe political parties and what they do
- Differentiate political parties from interest groups
- Differentiate between the party in the electorate and the party organization
- Discuss the importance of voting in a political party organization
- Describe party organization at the county, state, and national levels
- Compare the perspectives of the party in government and the party in the electorate
- Understand the cultural backround of Texas’ political parties
- Understand the historical dominance of the Democratic Party in Texas
- Understand the rise of the Republican Party in Texas
- Understand the current dominance of the Republican Party in Texas
- Think about what the future holds for party politics in Texas