KMBH Telecourse Broadcast Schedule

"United States and Texas
Government I: Political Dynamics"

This course includes United States and Texas government lessons as Part 1 of the series.

Date	Episode # and Title
Jan. 22	#101 #102	Democratic Voices in a Changing Society Texas: Who We Are
Jan. 29	#103 #104	The Living Constitution The Texas Constitution
Feb. 5	#105 #106	Constitution in Crisis The Politics of the Environment
Feb. 12	#107 #108	Federalism Federalism and Texas
Feb. 19	#109 #110	Intergovernmental Relations Local Governments in Texas
Feb. 26	#111 #112	Public Opinion and Political Socialization Political Culture
March 5	#113 #114	Participation in Democracy Community Involvement
March 12	#115 #116	Mass Media and Government Media and Public Agenda
March 19		Spring Break
March 26	#117 #118	Interest Groups Interest Groups in Texas
April 2	#119 #120	Political Parties Political Parties in Texas
April 9	#121 #122	Media and Elections Third Parties in Texas
April 16	#123 #124	Presidential Elections Campaigns and Elections
April 23	#125 #126	Congressional Elections The Ballot Box: Voting Under Texas Law

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"United States and Texas
Government II: Government in Action"

This course includes United States and Texas government lessons as Part 2 of the series.

Date	Episode # and Title
1/20	#101 #102	Congress The Texas Legislature
1/27	#103 #104	Legislative Process The Legislative Process in Texas
2/3	#105 #106	Congress and the President Texas: Casework and Oversight
2/10	#107 #108	The Presidency The Governor
2/17	#109 #110	Bureaucracy Texas Bureaucracy
2/24	#111 #112	Domestic Policy Fiscal Policy
3/3	#113 #114	Foreign Policy Globalism: NAFTA and Texas
3/10	#115 #116	Global Politics The Texas Courts and the Criminal Justice System
3/17		Spring Break
3/24	#117 #118	Federal Courts Judicial Selection in Texas
3/31	#119 #120	Criminal Justice Decision Making by the Courts
4/7	#121 #122	Due Process of Law First Amendment Civil Liberties
4/14	#123 #124	First Amendment Freedoms Rights of the Accused
4/21	#125 #126	The Struggle for Equal Rights Civil Rights and Equal Protection

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"Shaping America: US History to 1877"

Explores the beginnings of American history, from early European settlement through the resolution of the Civil War. Video content features over sixty nationally known historians, chosen for their individual expertise, diverse backgrounds and viewpoints of early American history.

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Date	Episode # and Title
1/21	#101 #102	A World Apart Worlds Transformed
1/28	#103 #104	Settling the Southern Colonies Settling in New England
2/4	#105 #106	Diversifying British America A Distinctive Society
2/11	#107 #108	Making a Revolution Declaring Independence
2/18	#109 #110	Winning Independence Inventing a Nation
2/25	#111 #112	Searching for Stability A Peaceful Transfer of Power
3/4	#113 #114	Jefferson's Vision of America The Market Revolution
3/11	#115 #116	A White Man's Democracy The Slave South
3/18		Spring Break
3/25	#117 #118	Perfecting America Moving Westward
4/8	#119 #120	Crisis and Compromise Impressible Conflicts
4/15	#121 #122	The Union Collapses And the War Came Home
4/22	#123 #124	Home Fronts Union Preserved, Freedom Secured
4/29	#125 #126	Reconstructing the Nation Looking Backward, Looking Forward

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"America in Perspective:
U.S. History Since 1877"

Focuses on the development of the United States since 1877, chronologically analyzing the people, events, and forces that made American what it is today.

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Date	Episode # and Title
1/20	#101 #102	The Closing of the Frontier The Rise of Big Business
1/27	#103 #104	Labor's Struggle The Huddled Masses
2/3	#105 #106	The American Dream Deferred The Populist Challenge
2/10	#107 #108	War and Empire The Progressive Impulse
2/17	#109 #110	The Progressive Presidents The Big Stick
2/24	#111 #112	The Great War Transition and Tensions
3/3	#113 #114	Hard Times The New Deal
3/10	#115 #116	The Road to War The Good War
3/17		Spring Break
3/24	#117 #118	The Cold War Begins The Age of Conformity
3/31	#119 #120	Toward the American Dream? Expanding the American Dream
4/7	#121 #122	The Limits of Power The Limits of Politics
4/14	#123 #124	The Conservative Resurgence An Era of Excess
4/21	#125 #126	The Cold War Ends Looking Backward, Looking Forward

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