POLS 2306 TEXAS GOVERNMENT Fall 2015 Dr. Mahoney

COURSE OUTLINE AND SCHEDULE**Dr. Mahoney reserves the right to change the course outline and schedule.

Week Dates Topics Exams NotesWeek 1 August 26-30 IntroWeek 2 August 31-September 6 Context of Texas PoliticsWeek 3 September 7-13 Political Culture Labor Day - Sept. 7 NO CLASSWeek 4 September 14-20 Ideology and Partisanship 9/16 – Exam 1Week 5 September 21-27 Interest GroupsWeek 6 September 28-October 4 Political PartiesWeek 7 October 5-11 ParticipationWeek 8 October 12-18 Voting 10/14 – Exam 2Week 9 October 19-25 Texas ConstitutionWeek 10 October 26-November 1 LegislatureWeek 11 November 2-8 Legislature 11/4 – Exam 3Week 12 November 9-15 GovernorWeek 13 November 16-22 Executive Branch Enrique’s Journey

Tuesday eventsWednesday events

Week 14 November 23-29 Thanksgiving Week – NO CLASSWeek 15 November 30-December

6Courts 12/2 – Exam 4

FinalsWeek

December 7 -8am class - 8:00-10:00am-12pm class - 1:00-3:00pm

FinalsWeek

December 9 -11am class - 12:00-2:00pm