2. Introduction
People have been neglecting the government and politics over the years.
Hi, I am Surakshya Shrestha. My major is Computer Science .
3. Why Participate in Our Political System?
▪Participating in the political system gives us ways to impact our Texas State
government. It is not always the case that government is right, so if we are
aware of our political system and their doings, we can speak to make impacts in
it. Hence, participation in politics or voting in the elections means an
opportunity to influence public decisions and to be a component of the
democratic decision-making process.
▪The thing that I would want to change in our political system is to minimize the
distance between the government and the citizens. Not always, our government
knows about the needs of our society. Hence, being involved in the political
system will definitely aid to make our society better.
4. Things I learned about the Texas Government Processes:
▪ I am an International student so this course was very helpful to understand how the Texas
government work and function. I learned that there are mainly three branches of government:
Legislative, Executive and Judiciary. I also learned that these branches have their own areas that
they look into and how they are interrelated to each other.
▪I also learned about election processes of Texas, court systems, about Texas government’s
office, how peace power transfer is carried out and more.
▪And lastly, I learned that how active citizen participation is important to make an impact in
public policy making processes at Texas.
5. An Important Political Issue for Future Generation
▪I find the disputes between Texas government and federal government in some cases is the
most important issue of this nation that can affect future generations’ people. I think the both
governments should work together for the improvement of the country rather than stepping
into each other. When Texas Government and Federal Governments work together with unity,
it can aid towards the proportional development and stability of the country.
6. The role of Texas decision making in
federal Policy
▪ Texas is a big State. Representation largely depends on a reactive public which watches and
responds to what the government is doing. Little advantages are gained on policies where the
public is not attentive and uninformed on their preference. Public opinion on policies is very
important to representation democratic system as a part of representation itself. A public that
is quick to respond behaves like a thermostat as it adjusts its preferences for more or less policy
depending on what policy makers do.
7. Lessons that I have learned and will carry out
beyond this course:
After studying this course, I got Important knowledge about Libertarian party is most likely to
have the greatest chance of rising to prominence. It is considered the fastest growing political
party in the history of the United States. The Libertarian party is the third largest political party
in the United States after the Republican and Democratic parties. There are key issues the
libertarian party focuses their platform on education, foreign policy, gun laws, immigration,
social security taxes, drugs, and crime. Another thing by this course I got knowledge council
manager form of government is the most common form of city government in the US. The city
council oversees local policy and budgets and appoints a professional city manager to handle
administrative tasks on a day to day basis. The manager involved in the city council’s decisions
as the group’s chief advisor.
