Today is your presidential Inauguration Day. You were elected as president last November by a slim margin in both the popular vote and the electoral vote. You attended a worship service this morning with your family and about a dozen high-ranking members of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate. Then, you and the current president took a ride in a convertible car to the […]

In addition to familiarity with economic concepts, data, tool, the student of government (and the thing itself) relies immensely on demographics. The people, the community, county, what have you. In economic usage, people and populations are both consumers, and the labor force. It’s all part of that big multi-ingredient stew called Texas, or the US for that matter. Now, add in maps and you’ve got […]

As looking through both Anti-Federalists and Federalist, the Anti-Federalists point of view seems to be more appealing. As a Anti-Federalist, there is a strong need to amend the Constituion with a Bill of Rights. Our states need as much rights as they need. A bill of rights needs to be set with the Constitution, because if there are rights, then people will be happy

As looking through both Anti-Federalists and Federalist, the Anti-Federalists point of view seems to be more appealing. As a Anti-Federalist, there is a strong need to amend the Constituion with a Bill of Rights. Our states need as much rights as they need. A bill of rights needs to be set with the Constitution, because if there are rights, then people will be happy

Hi Folks–similar to the Census (which we will use next assignment), we’re now going to get to know Texas’ economy, in more detail,as in how it’s measured for growth, or success. As in most aspects of life, there are different ways and usages for numbers, but some, like the Census, are just more important than others. For this assignment, we’re going to use the Gross State Product, which […]

1.You are the HR officer of a firm that is in charge of staffing a subsidiary recently opened in Vietnam. In addition to finding ideal expatriate candidates for the position, you are responsible for designing a training and development program. What would be the components of such a program? How would you include the employee’s spouse and family? Do some research on Vietnam – what […]

Hello student demographer/economists…welcome to a rather sharp turn in our road (maybe a welcome one, after all that data stuff) We are now turning down a path that is equal parts legal theory & principle; constitutional history & culture, with current politics & policy issues folded in. What a recipe. Welcome to Texas government… let’s start with theory. The kind of theory that you must […]

Introduction: Imagine you are a political writer with your own blog. You write about current events and what they mean for the U.S. government and its citizens. You have been asked to write a blog post of 2-3 typed pages about an event from the last 3 months involving U.S. political issues or policies.Step 1: Choose one of the following political issues or policies:

Introduction: If you could change any U.S. domestic policy today, what would it be? For this activity, choose a policy you would like to change, submit a brief explanation of the policy you would like to change, and identify three references to support this policy change. This is the same policy you will use to write your Final Reflection assignment (due next week).

1. Kemal Ataturk carried out policies that distanced the new Turkish republic of the 1920s from the Ottoman past. Why? What specific policies did Ataturk pursue? 2. Why many Arabs felt betrayed by the British (and the French) after the First World War? 3. Discuss at least three features of patrimonial leadership. List three or more Middle Eastern states where such type of political leadership […]