Course Materials

Summer 2013

• Course Syllabus
  
• American Government, 10th Edition   Textbook website
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• Overheads/Links
  • Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
  • The United States Constitution
  • Principal Features of the United States Constitution
  • The Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances in the U.S. Constitution
  • Divided Governmental Power in the United States
  • Constitutional Amending Process
  • The American System of Federalism
  • "Horizontal" Federalism
  • Federal Grants-In-Aid
  • The Civil War Amendments
  • Segregation Time-Line
  • Affirmative Action
  • Selective Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
  • First Amendment Liberties
  • The Right to Privacy
  • What is Public Opinion?
  • The Dimensions of Ideology
  • Political Compass - Take "The Test"
  • Functions of Political Parties
  • Characteristics of American Political Parties
  • Voter Turnout in the United States
  • The Michigan Model of Voting Behavior
  • Party Identification in the United States
  • How a Bill Becomes Law in the United States Congress
  • Mayhew's Congress: The Electoral Connection
  • Constitutional Roles of the President
  • The Composition of the United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Federal Budget
  • The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy
  
  
• Exam Reviews
  • First Exam
  • Second Exam
  • Final Exam