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What Is Public Policy?
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Section 1 - GOVT 2306 (Constitutions and Budgets)

A collection of videos regarding counties in Texas
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Section 2 - GOVT 2306 (The Political Institutions)

Campaign Finance
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Market Failure
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Categories of Public Policies
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Foreign Policy
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Market Failure
No Really . . . why do you have to take this class? Part 1
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The First Virginia Charter 1606
The Fiscal Size-Up
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