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A central concern of the national government was regulating the relationships that existed between Americans and the indigenous populations....

A great analysis of political power in the current environment.

- Click here for the hearing .  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 10:00 a...

On the first day of the constitutional convention Edmund Randolph explained that the purpose of the new constitutional system was, first, to...

My GOVT 2306 2IN01 students are looking into conflict between the state of Texas and the national government. I reasoned that a good place t...

The names and institutions below apply to much of what we will cover both in both 2305 and 2306. I'll add detail later. What is a Petiti...

Biden joins the list below. I pulled these from the Wikipedia entry titled:  List of presidents of the United States by time in office . Jo...

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is one of the members of the state's plural executive. - Click here for Wikipedia's entry ...

The best way to understand the differences between the two major parties is to compare their platforms. Here are links to the platforms deve...

Until her death, she represented the 18th District of Texas - just north of us in central Houston.  For more information about her:  - Wikip...

For GOVT 2305 2INS3 and 2INP3 1 - What is the question raised in the case? Do your best to figure it out. Think about why the Supreme Court ...

The internet is the term used to describe the infrastructure that has been built up to allow us to do what we're doing right now. It too...

Other than being the people responsible for the internet shutting down. - Wikipedia: 2024 CrowdStrike incident . - Click here for the entry ...

 

  We are currently experiencing a global Microsoft outage that may affect some of our online services. Our ACC IT department is aware of the...

Wikipedia: What is a Public Utility ?  A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure ...

  https://youtu.be/Nh8pU8jsPi8?si=gU1d9wyW9n0XyVxd

 

Below are a variety of links that tell part of the story. I'll keep adding to this and make it part of the class material.  - CenterPoin...

It seems to now be the dominant ideology of the Republican Party. What is it?  No surprise that there is no single definition, meaning that ...

The local and state governments in Texas perpetually fight for power. Recently, the state has expanded its influence over local government a...

Since the question has to do with the legal process states - in this case Texas -  use to push back against national policies they disagree ...

These websites might help you approach this exercise:  - From the ABA: How to Read a U.S. Supreme Court Opinion . - From Justia: Reading a S...

The United States Supreme Court just finished it 2023-2024 term.  I've assigned one the cases it ruled on below to my GOVT 2305 summer 2...

During the 88th meeting of the Texas Legislature a law was passed that increased the state of Texas' power over local governments. State...

This is the 1000 word essay topic for GOVT 2306 2IN02 - Click here for pointers . Part of our subject matter is the conflict between the leg...

 

 

  https://assets.bbhub.io/bna/sites/3/2024/03/2024-Top-Performing-Lobbying-Firms-Report.pdf

 

- Cold War .  - Second Cold War . - Disinformation attack . - Information Warfare: Lessons in Inoculation to Disinformation . - (Dis)informa...

- The Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision .

- Amazon faces landmark monopoly lawsuit by FTC . - FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power . -  Amazon Poised for Late 202...

- Click here for the article .  

Implicit in the City of Grants Pass v Oregon is the decision that there is no right to remain in public space, at least as far as I can infe...

I collected these from the Oyez page related to the case. There are four:  “anti-sleeping” ordinance “anti-camping” ordinances “park exclusi...

An recent example of federalism.  For more see:  ScotusBlog: City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson . Oyez:  City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. ...

  https://www.justsecurity.org/97176/trump-search-warrant-hearing/

  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/25/republicans-no-fault-divorce

  https://justice.tougaloo.edu/map/

Republicans tend not to like regulations imposed on the states by the national government. Sometimes they are successful in using the courts...

  https://www.postfactum.co.uk/oil-price-explained-data-world-energy-opec-refining-barrels-market-geopolitics-crude?utm_medium=paid&utm_...

Dear Kevin:  Yes, it is possible for individuals to become addicted to social media. Social media addiction, also known as problematic socia...

1. H.R.8070 [118th] Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 2. H.R.4980 [113...

Dear Kevin:  Oligarchies are forms of government where a small group of people holds power. There are several types of oligarchies, each cha...