What are the continuities between the traditional one-party state divided between liberal and conservative Democrats and an emerging two-party state divided between liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans?

Choose 2 (Two) of the following essay questions to answer. Before writing your essays, please refer to the rubric for constructing college essays in the syllabus. Each essay response is worth a possible 50 (fifty) points. Because this is a Texas history course, make sure that your essay answers revolve around Texas in particular, not the United States in general.
1. What role did the New Deal play in relieving Texas of economic distress?
2. What are the continuities between the traditional one-party state divided between liberal and conservative Democrats and an emerging two-party state divided between liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans? What is distinct?
3. Analyze the economic factors that contributed to a boom and bust in Texas in the 1970 and 1980s when the nation experienced nearly the opposite economic trends.
4. Explain the nationalization of politics in Texas as partisanship and cultural issues supplant local political issues even at the state level.
5. Can Texas sustain its distinctive heritage as it becomes more globally connected, nationally integrated, urban, and ethnically diverse?

MUST USE AS ONLY SOURCE:
Randolph B. Campbell Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018) (3rd ed.)

Clear, concise writing is key to understanding history. Please use appropriate topic sentences for your paragraphs, and work on writing good transition sentences between paragraphs. Your writing must adhere to the conventions of proper English grammar and usage. Each essay must be 700 words at a minimum.

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