CHAPTER 4
-VOTING IN TEXAS
- Registration
-Types of Elections
-The Chart entitled “Voting Rates in Texas by Race” (Figure 4.4)
-SUFFRAGE STRUGGLES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES
CHAPTER 5
-INTRO TO CHAPTER
-THE RISE AND FALL OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN TEXAS
-The Decline of the Democrats
-The Rise of the Republicans
-Tea Party
-Fissures in the Republican Party
-Lessons from Texas Party Politics
CHAPTER 6
-INTRO TO CHAPTER
-WHY JOIN INTEREST GROUPS
-The Free Rider Problem
-TYPES OF INTEREST GROUPS
-WHAT INTEREST GROUPS DO
-LOBBYING: THE THIRD HOUSE
-The Role of Lobbyists
-OVERSIGHT OF INTEREST GROUPS
-Texas Ethics Commission