1. Immigration, particularly illegal immigration, is an important political issue today. What, if any, similarities does our current situation share with Mexico and the early Anglo settlers of Texas, and what lessons might we learn from their experience?
Texas Core Curriculum: COMM, CT, SR

2. The Reconstruction Constitution of 1869 was different in important ways from the Texas constitutions preceding and following it. In the context of the time, and in light of subsequent history, did Texas choose well or poorly when the Constitution of 1876 was adopted?
Texas Core Curriculum: COMM, CT, SR

3. Do you agree that Texas embodies the individualistic and traditionalistic, but not the moralistic, political cultures? How useful are these distinctions in describing Texas history or its current political environment?
Texas Core Curriculum: COMM, CT

4. As Texas has grown over the last 140 years, it has built one of the largest economies in the country. Yet in the midst of this growth, some Texans have been left behind. How does the unique history of Texas contribute to this economic inequality, and what lessons from that unique history might be instructive in response to it?
Texas Core Curriculum: COMM, CT, PR, SR

5. What are the potential positive and negative outcomes of an individualistic political culture?
Texas Core Curriculum: COMM, CT, PR

6. Does traditionalistic political culture encourage discrimination against minorities? What evidence in Texas history supports and challenges this idea?
Texas Core Curriculum: COMM, SR, CT

7. Will the rise of Hispanic culture encourage the development of a more moralistic political culture? Why or why not?Texas Core Curriculum: CT, COMM, SR

8. How did geography impact the political fortunes and development of the state of Texas?
Texas Core Curriculum: CT, COMM