Fall 2024:
This is the next to last written assignment. Next week I'm going to ask you to give me some thoughts on the 1000 word essay.
This week I want you to tell what confuses you the most about the subject matter of this class.
Please be thorough - I'll try to make it clear as we start wrapping the class up.
Remember to write at least 150 words.
And remember the rest of the stuff as well.
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Spring 2024:
GOVT 2305:
Explain what is driving dysfunction in the U.S. of Representatives.
A few things to read:
- How dysfunction has defined the House.
- House GOP shrugs at latest dysfunction: 'Everything's gonna be really tenuous'.
- Republican dysfunction drives a wave of House retirements.
- House Dysfunction by the Numbers: 724 Votes, Only 27 Laws Enacted.
See if you can get to the bottom of this.
GOVT 2306:
What political forces were responsible for the passage of SB 4?
- Texas immigration law: Here’s what to know about SB 4.
- Texas is on the verge of making illegal border crossings a state crime. Here’s what you need to know.
- TLO: SB4.
Explain how this bill became a law.
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Fall 2023:
Does the bureaucracy have too much power?
GOVT 2305:
Does the federal bureaucracy have too much power?
GOVT 2306:
Pick one of the two below:
Does the state bureaucracy have too much power?
or
Does the local bureaucracy have too much power?
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The regular rules apply.
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