Physical environments and human activities are related with emphasis on selected regions and countries. Texas Constitutions A survey of the structure, functions, processes, and problems of the United States and Texas constitutions, civil liberties, federalism, interest groups, public opinion, political parties, voting and elections. Comparisons are made between the state and national governments. Sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Texas Government A survey of the structure, functions, processes, and problems of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, bureaucracy, economics and taxation, foreign policy and local government.
Government is portrayed as dynamic, human, and vital rather than mechanical and legalistic.
Sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Emphasis is given to the various political, cultural, economic, and social movements that have combined to produce our heritage. History A survey of the history of Texas from the Spanish period to the present, including Anglo-American settlement, the revolution, the republic, and later development. HIST 2311 is concerned with developments from ancient times to the seventeenth century. HIST 2312 concerns Europe from the seventeenth century to the present.