Behind Closed Doors: The REAL Reason Biden Stepped Down

A great analysis of political power in the current environment.

Outline - ACC GOVT 2306

- 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.

The 25 Most Powerful People in Texas

According to Texas Monthly they are:

Steve Ogden
Jim Pitts
Rick Perry
Jay Kimbrough
Dave Carney
Bill Hammond
Dick Trabulsi
Brooke Rollins
Scott McCown
Dan Patrick
Michael Quinn Sullivan
Tom Suehs
Bob Perry
Steve Mostyn
Al Armendariz
Alonzo Cantu
Bill Powers
Woody Hunt
Charles Butt
Pat Robbins
Mike Toomey
Rusty Kelley
Buddy Jones
Bill Miller
Brint Ryan