- What is Power?
- Why do you have to take this class?
- No Really . . . why do you have to take this class?
- Who is in charge? Divine Right vs. Popular Rule.
- Popular Sovereignty - Dual Sovereignty - Tribal Sovereignty.
- Constitutions, Charters, Statutory Code, etc . . .
- The First Virginia Charter 1606.
- European Powers in North America.
- The Indian Wars.
- Stephen Austin's contract to bring settlers to Texas, 1825.
- Manifest Destiny.
- Territorial History of the USA: Every Month for 400 Years.
- Territorial Development of Texas.
- Political Culture.
- Land Speculation and the Development of the United States and Texas.
- Indian Containment in Texas.
- From the constitutional convention - May 29: The deficiencies of the confederated system.
- The Federal System.
- The States within the United States Constitutional System.
- The Texas Declaration of Independence.
- Similarities and Differences between the United States and Texas Constitutions.
- The Constitutions of Texas.
- The 1876 Texas Constitution.
- Amendments to the 1876 Texas Constitution.
- The Current Texas Constitution.
- The Texas Statutory Code.
- The Stages of Federalism and the ongoing conflict between the United States and Texas Governments.
- The National Powers and the Prohibited Powers to the States.
- Labor, Slavery, and Peonage in Texas.
- Indian Removal in Texas.
- Laws related to Women, Children, Families, and Marriage.
- The Civil War Amendments and Reconstruction.
- The Equal Protection Clause - Impact on Texas.
- The Elastic Clauses - Impact on Texas.
- State Sovereign Immunity.
- The United States and Texas Bills of Rights.
- The First Cities in Texas.
- The development of local governments in the United States and Texas.
- Dillon's Rule and State Preemption.
- Texas Constitution, Article 9: Counties.
- Texas Association of Counties.
- Texas Constitution, Article 11: Municipal Corporations.
- Texas Local Government Code.
- Municipal Codes of Ordinance.
- What are Single Purpose Governments?
- Texas Constitution, Article 2: The Separated Powers and the Checks and Balances.
- Texas Government Code.
- Texas Administrative Code.
- The Legislative Power.
- Article 3: The Texas Legislature.
- Political Parties in the Texas Legislature.
- The 88th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature.
- The Bill Making Process in Texas.
- The Appropriations Bill.
- The Texas Budget Process.
- The Texas Fiscal Size-Up.
- The Executive Power.
- Texas Constitution, Article 4: The Texas Executive.
- The Texas Plural Executive.
- The Powers of the Governor.
- The Texas Bureaucracy.
- Fiscal Size-Up: Areas of Expenditure.
- The Local Bureaucracy.
- The Judicial Power.
- Texas Constitution, Article 5: The Texas Judiciary.
- Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
- Code of Criminal Procedure.
- Civil Practices and Remedies Code.
- Penal Code.
- Municipal Courts.
- Elections in Texas.
- Texas Constitution, Article 6: Suffrage.
- Electoral Rules.
- Gerrymandering in Texas.
- Campaigns in Texas.
- Campaign Finance in Texas.
- Civil Rights and Suffrage in Texas.
- Slavery, Black Codes, Jim Crow.
- The Voting Rights Act and Shelby County v Holder.
- Texas Election Code.
- Chief Elections Officers of the State and County.
- Political Parties in Texas.
- Interest Groups in Texas.
- Texas Ethics Commission.
- What is Public Policy?
- Tax Policy in Texas.
- The Police Powers.
- Education Policy in Texas.
- Health and Human Services Policy in Texas.
- Business and Economic Development Policy in Texas.
- Natural Resources Policy in Texas
- Regulatory Policy in Texas.
- Local Policy across Texas.
