American Government
About This Book
1 Introduction Welcome This course is taught using a mastery approach. It was designed to give you the best opportunity for success. Your instructor will guide you through the process, but below are some important things to keep in mind as you begin. Course Structure - Each course is built around Competencies, which are important skills or knowledge that can be used in the real world - Each Competency has enabling Learning Outcomes that teach you what you need to know to master the Competency -
| Category | general |
|---|---|
| Subject | Politics and government |
| Year | 2023 |
| Authors | |
| Chapters | 59 |
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| Price | |
| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Why It Matters
- 4 A. Reading: The Philosophical Perspective
- 6 B. Reading: The Nature of Government
- 7 Video: Democracy and Majority Rule (I)
- 13 D. Reading: Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
- 17 Video: Creating a Nation
- 19 Why It Matters
- Primary Navigation
- 23 Reading: Federalism
- 24 Reading: The Powers of National Government
- 27 Reading: The Meanings of Federalism
- 47 **Video: Munk Debate on State Surveillance – LINK
- 48 F. Reading: Civil Liberties in the Information Age
- 58 Expanding the Struggle for Equality
- 64 Putting It Together
- 65 Why It Matters
- 67 A. Reading: The Powers of Congress
- 69 B. Reading: A Bicameral Legislative Branch
- 71 C. Reading: Parties in Congress
- 73 E. Reading: House Leadership
- 75 G. Reading: Committees
- 77 H. Reading: The Legislative Process
- 83 Reading: Congress in the Information Age
- 88 A. Reading: The Powers of the Presidency
- 91 B. Reading: How Presidents Get Things Done
- 93 C. Reading: The Presidency in the Information Age
- 96 Why It Matters
- 107 Reading: The Courts in the Information Age
- 113 A. Reading: Political Culture
- 117 B. Reading: Political Socialization
- 119 C. Reading: Political Culture and Socialization in the Information Age
- 125 Video: Martin Gilens on Political Inequality
- 131 H. Reading: Public Opinion in the Information Age
- 132 Putting It Together
- 136 Reading: The Media
- 139 Video: Glenn Greenwald’s Plan to Poke, Prod, and Piss Off the Powerful
- 142 Reading: Who Owns the Media?
- 144 Reading: Agenda-Setting Theory
- 150 Putting It Together
- 153 A. Reading: History of American Political Parties
- 157 C. Reading: Party Organization
- 158 D. Reading: Party in Government
- 162 F. Reading: Minor Parties
- 167 H. Reading: Lobbying: The Art of Influence
- 169 I. Reading: Interest Groups and the Political System
- 173 Why It Matters
- 175 A. Reading: Election Campaigns
- 179 B. Reading: Media and Election Campaigns
- 187 H. Reading: Congressional and Other Elections
- 205 Video: Banned TED Talk: Nick Hanauer
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- 235 My Expectations
- 238 Course Learning Activities
- 248 Instructions for Proposing Your Topic
- 251 Scoring Rubric
- 253 How Seminars Will be Graded – Part II
- 254 How Seminars Will Be Graded – Part III
- 255 Culminating Survey