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1 American Political Culture
2 The Founding and the Constitution
3 Federalism
4 Civil Liberties
5 Civil Rights
6 Public Opinion
7 The Media
8 Political Participation and Voting
9 Political Parties
10 Campaigns and Elections
11 Groups and Interests
12 Congress
13 The Presidency
14 Bureaucracy In A Democracy
15 The Federal Courts
16 Government and Economy
17 Social Policy
18 Foreign Policy and Democracy
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19 The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas
20 The Texas Constitution
21 Parties and Elections in Texas
22 Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Lobbyists
23 The Texas Legislature
24 The Texas Executive Branch
25 The Texas Judiciary
26 Local Government in Texas
27 Public Policy in Texas

Chapter 5: Civil Rights

What Government Does and Why It Matters

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Contact the athletic department at your school to determine how much equality there is between men’s and women’s sports. Answer the questions below:
  1. List the men’s sports at your school and their budgets

  1. List the women’s sports at your school and their budgets.

  1. How do the two compare in terms of number of sports? How do the budgets compare?

  1. Do you think your institution is doing an adequate job in trying to achieve parity between budget money? Explain.

  1. If you were the athletic director, what changes would you make, if any, in the distribution of budget money? Explain.

  1. Identify examples of ethnic discrimination since September 11, 2001.



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