Cherokee Ancestry. About 200 years ago the Cherokee Indians were one tribe, or Indian Nation that lived in the southeast part of what is now the United States.During the 1830's and 1840's, the period covered by the Indian Removal Act, many Cherokees were moved west to a territory that is now the State of Oklahoma.herokee Ancestry. About 200 years ago the Cherokee Indians were one tribe, or Indian Nation that lived in the southeast part of what is now the United States.
The Role of Political Parties in Texas Politics. 1. Perhaps the most important function of parties in Texas is that they provide a label under which candidates may run and with which voters may identify. 2. Approximately 91 percent of Texas voters either identify with or lean toward the Republican Party or the Democratic Party.
The Republican Party reached a summit of sorts in 1998, when it won all 27 state-wide offices. Just two years earlier in 1996, Republicans won control of the Texas Senate with a slim majority (17 of 31 seats) and have held control in subsequent elections.efore we plunge into the historical details of the ups and downs, and twists and turns of the evolution of parties in Texas, we must first review some of the conceptual tools that have been developed to put some structure in the political, economic and social history of the state and its political parties.