Texas Political Parties Assignment

Texas Political Parties Assignment

 

ASSIGNMENT:

Part 1

 

The assignment is for the student to write a 2-3 page assignment, in APA formatting, referenced and cited, and turn it in through the “Veri-cite” upload within CANVAS. This assignment will be due a date as identified in CANVASS. In this assignment the student must identify several Items:

 

ASSIGNMENT CONTEXT:

 

Read, both, the Texas Republican Party’s Platform and the Texas Democratic Party’s Platform. Compare and contrast the two platforms. Describe the socio-economic, political, ideological, and cultural highpoints of both platforms. Identify the three to five of the most important “planks” in the platforms and why you believe to be important. Why?

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT RESOURCES:

 

Textbook Chapters: Texas Political Parties

Texas Republican Party Platform: PDF Online

Texas Democratic Party Platform: PDF Online

COMPLETING THE ASSIGNMENT:

 

These are the instructions for completing the assignment:

 

The assignment needs to be at least two full pages long but no more than three full pages long, not including cover-page, and work cited page.

The assignment needs to be double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 font, have one-inch margins on the top, bottom, left, and right.

Make sure to check your spelling and grammar.

The assignment MUST BE A RESEARCHED, AND HAVE SPECIFIC CITATIONS FROM WITHIN THE PLATFORMS.

THE GRADE: The grade will be based on the traditional 0 – 100 point scale.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2

Discussion

Cites need

 

What are political parties, and how do they function? Summarize the partisan history of Texas, and the evolution of the two parties in Texas. Review the Texas Republican Party and Texas Democratic Party Platforms. Discuss the major aspects of each, and determine, based on the platforms, which you think has better policies for the middle-class in the State of Texas, and why?