Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions
GOVT
2301. American, National and State Government:
Constitutions, Federalism and
Participation. (Core 070)
3:3:0
Survey of the American national and state systems of government. Topics
covered in this course include: political ideology; the origins and development
of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Texas; the
principles of federalism and federal-state-local governmental relations; the
instruments and methods of political participation; and the various forms of
local government. Meets the legislative requirements for a course on the
Constitutions of the United States and Texas for teacher certification.
Prerequisite: THEA reading and writing requirements met. [Primary semester is
fall, but offered all semesters. Also offered as an Internet course.]
GOVT
2302. American National and State Government:
Survey of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the national
government and of the State of Texas. The course also encompasses a study of
civil rights and civil liberties and public policy. Prerequisite: THEA reading
and writing requirements met. GOVT 2301 recommended. [Primary semester is
spring, but offered all semesters. Also offered as an Internet course.]
Required Textbook, Fall 2005: American Government: Continuity and Change; 2006 Texas Edition by Karen O'Connor; Larry J. Sabato; Pearson/Longman Publisher; ISBN 0536918767
