Texas Government

ach question should be answered as completely as possible, requiring an itemized list, a short answer (3-5 sentences) or a short essay answer, comprising of one or two paragraphs.  1)      Define the terms politics and political culture.    2)      How does Texas’s geography and size affect its politics and political culture?   3)      How will changes to the population shape Texas state government in the future?   4)      What are the principle provisions in place in the Texas State Constitution of 1876? Why is the State Constitution so long, at over 87,000 words?   5)      Describe the process by which the Constitution is amended.   6)      What are some of the criticisms of the current Texas State Constitution?   7)      From the important constitutional amendments to the Texas State Constitution of 1876 located on page 80 of the text, which one do you feel is the most important and why?   8)      What is federalism? What are some of the “pros and cons” of federalism?