I want to hit a few points about federalism before we continue with new material.I want to review those parts of the US Constitution that impact the states - they will help makes sense of any controversy that arises between the US and Texas as the class continues. And I want to make sure we are clear about what the stages of federalism are all about. Often it has to do with the shifts in the understanding of the parts of the US Constitution we covered in the previous section.
As soon as we do - I want to run through the section on political culture and make sure we are comfortable with the idea of an individualistic, moralistic and traditionalistic cultures and how they help explain political debate across the nation. This sets us up for a look at the Texas Declaration of Independence which - at least in part - contains cultural conflict between the Texans and the Mexican Government.
