Here is a – purposely - vague guide to what might be on the final next week for lecture GOVT 2306 classes.
voter turnout
education funding
the 2016-2017 Texas budget
the presidential preference primary
special districts
party con
public integrity unit
the regular session of the Texas legislature
the plural executive
state-wide office holders
Article 4 of the U.S. Constitution
the pros and cons of an elected judiciary
debt in Texas
basic facts about the Texas Constitution
the Texas Bill of Rights
the function of counties
the leaders of the Texas Legislature
the powers of the Texas Speaker
elected and appointed positions in the executive branch
popular sovereignty
public schools
the role of cities
the chief elections officer
initiative elections
the Voting Rights Act
the formal and informal powers of the Texas Governor
the content of the Texas Constitution
voter eligibility in Texas
the Texas Declaration of Independence
suffrage in Texas
state powers defined in the U.S. Constitution
the general session of the Texas Legislature
primary elections in Texas
federal spending in Texas
the rainy day fund
the Texas CEO
the right to vote
the transition from Democratic to Republican rule in Texas
limits on the powers of government in the Texas Constitution
mayor-council forms of government
independent school districts
state powers under the U.S. Constitution
chief elections officers
basic facts about the Texas House and Senate
the reserved powers
sources of revenue in Texas
selection of general election candidates
the budgetary process
managing elections in the state
the voter registration process
drawing legislative districts
the powers of the speaker and lieutenant governor
the bill making process
the temporary party organization
term limits in Texas
the design of the State Board of Education
strong / weak mayor
city managers
the design of area city governments
the Voting Rights Act
gerrymandering
Smith v. Allwright
political culture
local government
the powers of the members of the plural executive
parties in the Texas Legislature
the relationship between the state and national governments
primary elections in Texas
the line item veto
outlaws
the role of counties
the role of cities
spending in Texas
the role of the comptroller
the governor’s influence on the legislative process
debt in Texas
amendments to the Texas Constitution
county officials
the role of states in the federal system
