Why did Texas develop a one-party system following the Civil War and Reconstruction? What factors helped perpetuate this system for such an extended period of time?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Identify actions of the administration of Governor Edmund Davis, and reactions to the Civil War and to Reconstruction, as sources of strong anti-Republican sentiment and the establishment of Democratic dominance.
2. Explain V. O. Key's argument about the role of modified class politics in promoting dominance by conservative Democrats.
3. Explain the use of legislation such as poll taxes, voter registration laws, and the white primary to maintain control.
4. Explain the distinction between minority and majority parties in government and how it created disincentives for Democrats to become Republicans even in the face of factionalism.
5. Explain that lessening of anti-Republican sentiment required some generational turnover/replacement.
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