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This 4-page paper compares certain aspects of government between Illionis and Texas. Topics discussed include the constitutions of both states, the executive, judicial and legislative branches and political culture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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some differences in how these two states perceive government; mainly because these states had such different characteristics at the times when they were admitted to the union. Both were definitely
frontier states at the time, but while Illinois never considered itself a separate republic, Texas was a republic shortly after separation from Mexico, and its constitution reflects that today. Texas
is also huge and varied; the area near the Rio Grande, for example, is primarily Hispanic, while the area of North Texas is not quite as culturally integrated. When it
comes to Illinois, though there are massive differences between Chicago (an urban center) and downstate (which is primarily corn), the culture isnt quite so vast.
But in this paper, well examine closer some differences in terms of political culture, the constitution, the three branches of government and issue pertaining to the people.
Political Culture Texas is a huge state, close to 2,0000 square miles, and its political culture reflects that (Ginsberg et al, 2001).
Because of its great distances, its thought that at one point, because communication and travel were difficult, it led to provincialism in the Texas culture, something that is in operation
even to this day (Ginsberg et al, 2001). There really is no "common political culture," and this is a state of huge economic diversity as well (Ginsberg et al, 2001).
For the most part, however, the Texas political culture is one of business -- also marked by one-party dominance, as well as
"moral and cultural provincialism" (Ginsberg et al, 2001). When it comes to politics, its considered a civic virtue, that consists of traditional social divisions (Ginsberg et al, 2001).
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