Texas Government Course Platform

Uncover the latest trends in the history and culture of Texas with the Texas Government curriculum that examines major happenings such as the 3 branches of the government, local government and policy-making, and the nature of the elections in Texas, including gerrymandering strategies.

Introducing Public Policy and Political Culture

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12 Units that feature multimedia libraries, primary source collections, and test banks in varied assessment formats.

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12 chapter readings by a leading expert in Texas government.

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100+ images that illuminate each unit and reinforce important course themes and takeaways.

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18 primary source problems that include a brief background, and the source in the form of texts, letters, images, videos, data charts, and more.

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4 forms of assessment including written assessment, quiz polls, activity quizzes, as well as reading quizzes.

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Integrate Globalyceum with your LMS with single sign-on options.

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Easy Grader that digitally grades written assignments and tracks student progress in the multi-faceted Globalyceum gradebook.

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Embedded Resources and Activities that allow you to upload content from your desktop, create and employ discussion boards, build assessments from scratch, and select from our question banks.

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Jennifer Danley Scott, Professor of government at Texas Woman’s University in Denton. Author of the Texas Government curriculum at Globalyceum platform

Jennifer Danley Scott

Texas Women’s University

Table of contents

  • Unit 1: History and Culture of Texas
  • Unit 2: Constitutions
  • Unit 3: Local Government
  • Unit 4: Legislature
  • Unit 5: Executive
  • Unit 6: Bureaucracy
  • Unit 7: Judiciary
  • Unit 8: Political Parties, Elections, and Campaigning
  • Unit 9: Redistricting, Gerrymandering, and Voting
  • Unit 10: Interest Groups
  • Unit 11: State and Local Finance
  • Unit 12: Policymaking
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