These are the items I expect you to know by the end of next week if you are in my 2301 or 2302 classes.
2301:
You will know
The conflicts which led to the Constitutional Convention
the problems the Constitution was intended to solve
the proposed designs for the Constitution
The document’s basic outline
the principles underlying the Constitution
the importance of the separation of powers
the nature of the powers given to the national government, those reserved to the states, and the areas of ambiguity and dispute
the way that the Constitution is argued to check the violence of factions
the way that the Constitution makes ambition counteract ambition
2302:
You will know:
the role the legislature plays in the governing process
the struggle over the design in the convention
why congress is bicameral
the consequences of the bicameral congress
the problems associated with apportionment
the powers delegated to Congress
the constitutional and extra-constitutional checks Congress has on other institutions
the evolution of parties and committees
the relationship between members of Congress and their constituents
the unique nature of the Texas Legislature
