The end result of the US-Mexico war was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which set the border at the Rio Grande River.
People say that The Texas Government is decentralized because local government is usually relied on for public services that always take longer than should be. Also it's believed that local government cuts deals with the company doing the job so at the end both sides can make money of it.
Three ways interest groups try and influence the Texas government is, lobbying where they directly petition elected officials for preferred policies. Another way is through electioneering where they try to influence elections. …show more content…
Finally is going public where they try to influence officials by shaping public opinions.
The Texas party system is electorate they mobilize and aggregate majorities for winner take all elections and socialize voters. Bi factionalism is when two distinct rival groups exist in a single political party.
The Texas constitution says that there shall not be any religious test for any office or public trust, also that witnesses cant be disqualified by religious believes. Finally that all men have the right to worship God.
The Texas constitution says every citizen has the right to keep and bear arms in the defense of himself or the State.
It's said that Texas has a plural executive because it's in article 4 of the Texas constitution, that the Texas governor shares power with an elected cabinet.
One important event relating to the Mexican American civil rights movement is the 1947 Mendez vs Westminster trail, which was the first desegregation ruling in US history. Another important event is La Raza Unida a political party formed in South Texas to advance the interest of Mexican Americans by winning elections. Finally is the Chicano movement part of the Mexican American civil rights movement that promoted the unique identity and culture of Mexican Americans.
The historical relationship between the Texas government in the US government is the people of Texas really didn't want to join the United States. When Texas finally joined the United States the U.S didn't respect land agreements and were taking the Texans land. Then Mexico doesn't agree with the deal Santa Ana had made with Texas. The United States offers 20 million for Texas but Mexico denies it, which then causes the Mexican-American war which the US dominates most of Mexico's territory. Then Mexico agrees to the deal and signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1846 which sets the US-Mexico border at the Rio Grande River. Mexico was financially compensated for
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