Contents

  1. IMPORTANT NOTICE

  2. I. Faculty Resources

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  3. II. 1. Texas History and Culture

    1. 3. Introduction: Six Flags over Texas

    2. 4. Independence for Texas

    3. 5. The Mexican-American War, 1846–1848

    4. 6. Texas in the American Civil War

    5. 7. Reconstruction

    6. 8. Governor E.J. Davis

    7. 9. The Texas Oil Boom

    8. 10. Texas' Demographics

    9. 11. State Political Culture

  4. III. 2. Texas' Constitution

    1. 12. Introduction: The Constitutions of Texas

    2. 13. Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States (1824)

    3. 14. Constitution Of Coahuila And Texas (1827)

    4. 15. Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)

    5. 16. Constitution of 1845

    6. 17. Constitution of 1861

    7. 18. Constitution of 1866

    8. 19. Constitution of 1869

    9. 20. Constitution of 1876

  5. IV. 3. Federalism

    1. 21. Division of Powers

    2. 22. The Evolution of Federalism

  6. V. 4. Political Learning

    1. 23. Political Socialization

    2. 24. Political Ideology

    3. 25. Public Opinion

  7. VI. 5. Linkage Institutions

    1. 26. The Media

    2. 27. Interest Groups

    3. 28. Political Parties

    4. 29. Party Identification

  8. VII. 6. Elections and Voting

    1. 30. Elections

    2. 31. Voting

  9. VIII. 7. The Legislative Branch

    1. 32. Introduction

    2. 33. Sessions (Regular and Special)

    3. 34. Qualifications for Service and Terms of Office

    4. 35. Composition

    5. 36. Compensation

    6. 37. Organization and Leadership

    7. 38. Redistricting

    8. 39. How A Bill Becomes a Law in Texas

    9. 40. Legislative Immunities

  10. IX. 8. The Executive Branch

    1. 41. Introduction

    2. 42. Gubernatorial Elections and Qualifications

    3. 43. The Role Played by Texas' Governor

    4. 44. The Texas Plural Executive

  11. X. 9. The Judicial Branch

    1. 45. Sources of law

    2. 46. Types of Law and Jurisdiction

    3. 47. Criminal Law Penalties

    4. 48. Court Organization

    5. 49. Judicial Selection Processes

    6. 50. Texas' Criminal Justice Process

    7. 51. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

  12. XI. 10. Local Government

    1. 52. Introduction to Local Government

  13. XII. 11. Texas Revenue and Budget

    1. 53. Fiscal Policy

    2. 54. Texas Revenue

    3. 55. Texas' Budgetary Processes and Expenditures