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Book SynopsisDelivering unrivaled insight into the latest trends and issues, Jones/Crain/Wlezien/Flores' TEXAS POLITICS TODAY, ENHANCED, 19th EDITION, combines a comparative approach with tightly integrated learning objectives and questions addressing the Texas GOVT 2306 Core Objectives. Equipping you to think critically, it offers expanded coverage of ideology and social issues that affect your daily life. Explore the latest developments in abortion access, LGBTQ rights, and marijuana laws. You'll find extensive coverage on topics like Texas demographic changes, the importance of Latinos in Texas politics, political polarization, culture clashes in politics, districting, voting obstacles, criminal justice reforms and more. First-person essays illustrate how Texas politics works in real-world practice. Closing the gap between political theory and reality, the text gives you a clear understanding of how Texas compares with other states.
Table of ContentsUniversal Learning Path Features THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE: LEARNING PATH FEATURE: WHY SHOULD I CARE? Immediately engage students with new Why Should I Care? activities. These features connect the upcoming chapter to an authentic, real-world scenario designed to pique engagement and emphasize relevance. Use these activities to ensure students read material before class and to trigger lively in-class discussion. LEARNING PATH FEATURE: CHAPTER-LEVEL EBOOK. Immediately engage students with a dynamic eBook that brings the value, concepts and applications of the printed text to life. Students open an active learning experience as each chapter provides opportunities to interact with content using the approach that's best for the individual learner. LEARNING PATH FEATURE: LEARN ITS MULTIMEDIA SUPPORT. Easily add the excitement of multimedia instruction to your course to supplement textbook learning. MindTap's Learn Its offer small sections of instruction that highlights the most important concepts in each chapter. Learn Its reinforce the text's instruction and even approach concepts in a different way to promote student choice and autonomy with personalized learning. You can assign Learn Its to ensure that students have read and understand key concepts before class. LEARNING PATH FEATURE: APPLICATION-DRIVEN CHAPTER ASSIGNMENTS. Assign MindTap's carefully designed, practically focused chapter homework to ensure your students know how to apply what they have learned. LEARNING PATH FEATURE: CLASS-TESTED CHAPTER QUIZZES. Use MindTap's carefully curated chapter quizzes to assess student performance and immediately identify class-wide learning needs. LEARNING PATH FEATURE: FOCUSED CHAPTER MINI CASES. Build skills in real-world data analysis and hone your students' critical thinking with brief, yet power-packed, mini cases for each chapter. Prologue: Texas's Political Roots. 1. Texas Political Culture and Diversity. 2. Texas in the Federal System. 3. The Texas Constitution in Perspective. 4. Voting and Elections. 5. Political Parties. 6. Interest Groups. 7. The Legislature. 8. The Executive. 9. The Judiciary. 10. Law, Due Process, and Criminal Justice Policy. 11. Local Government. 12. Public Policy in Texas.
