Course: US Government & Politics

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	US Government & Politics Syllabus Organization Course Elements file Course Outline Outline file Textbooks Required Readings file Links Web Links file

1	Unit 1: Underpinnings and Documents of American Government Chapter 1: Constitutional Beginnings Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 1 - American Democracy file Lesson 2 - English and Enlightenment Traditions file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments Chapter 2: American Documents Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 3 - Documents from the Revolution and Beyond file Lesson 4 - Constitution Building file Lesson 5 - The Constitution file Lesson 6 - The Bill of Rights file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments Chapter 3: American Federalism Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 7 - Layer Cake Federalism file Lesson 8 - Evolution of Federalism file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments

2	Unit 2: Political Beliefs, Behaviors in Parties, Campaigns, and Elections Chapter 4: Political Parties and Voting Behavior Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 9 - Political Parties file Lesson 10 - Party Function and Structure file Lesson 11 - Party Identification file Lesson 12 - Voting Behavior and Intensity file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments Chapter 5: Elections Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 13 - Financial Participation in Elections file Lesson 14 - Congressional Elections file Lesson 15 - Presidential Elections file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments

3	Unit 3: The Institutions of Government Chapter 6: The Legislative Branch Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 16 - Structure of the House of Representatives file Lesson 17 - Structure of the Senate file Lesson 18 - Passage of a Bill file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments Chapter 7: The Executive Branch Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 19 - The Nature of a President file Lesson 20 - Presidential Roles file Lesson 21 - The White House file Lesson 22 - Presidential Politics, Polls, and the Press file Lesson 23 - The Budget file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments Chapter 8: The Bureaucracy Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 24 - The Nature of the Bureaucracy file Lesson 25 - The Cabinet file Lesson 26 - Other Bureaucratic Bodies file Lesson 27 - Checks on the Bureaucracy file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments Chapter 9: The Judiciary Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 28 - The Federal Court System file Lesson 29 - Historical Supreme Courts file Lesson 30 - The Nature of the Supreme Court file Lesson 31 - The Modern Supreme Court file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments

4	Unit 4: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chapter 10: Civil Liberties: The Bill of Rights Today Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 32 - Incorporation file Lesson 33 - The Establishment Clause file Lesson 34 - The Free Exercise Clause file Lesson 35 - Freedom of Speech file Lesson 36 - Freedom of the Press file Lesson 37 - The Fourth Amendment file Lesson 38 - Due Process and Criminal Rights file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments Chapter 11: Civil Rights Readings Objectives file Readings file Lessons Lesson 39 - Civil War Amendments and the Civil Rights Movement file Lesson 40 - Post WW II Civil Rights Legislation file Assignments Key Terms file Writing Assignment file Discussion Question file Assessments