Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice
justice
retribution
just desert
incarceration
incarceration rate
incapacitation
rehabilitation
restorative justice
recidivism
prison conditions
Ruiz v Estelle
Texas Rangers
private prisons
rights of the accused
indigent defense
civil justice
tort reform
loser pay laws
castle doctrine
capital punishment
rate of executions in Texas
winners and losers
Chapter 13 - Energy, Environment, Transportation and Trade Policies
oil and gas
oil’s influence on Texas
hot oil
eminent domain
natural gas and fracking
Texas Energy
energy use
environmental policy
regulation
negative externality
TCEQ
subsidence
rule of capture
hazardous waste
transportation
railroads
roads
funding roads
good roads amendment
public-private partnerships
mass transit
Texas trade
NAFTA
foreign direct investment
Chapter 14 – Social Policy
Education Policy
K-12
SBOE
Equality of Education
Funding
NCLB
ESSA
Edgewood v Kirby
Accountability and Reform
Education Reform Act
Unintended Consequences
Goals
School Choice
School Safety
Higher Education
Funding
PUF
THECB
Access
Sweatt v Painter
Hopwood
Fischer
rising costs
Health and Human Services
social welfare
redistribution programs
entitlement programs
TANF
SNAP
Health Care
federal and state programs
Medicaid
CHIP
Medicare
The politics of Health Care
Immigration Policy
cost and benefits of undocumented workers
