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Basics of American Politics

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01: American Government and Civic Engagement
1.01: Introduction
1.02: What is Government
1.03: Who Governs Elitism Pluralism and Tradeoffs
1.04: Engagement in a Democracy
1.05: Glossary
1.06: Collective Action Presentation
02: The Constitution and Its Origins
2.01: Introduction
2.02: The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
2.03: The Articles of Confederation
2.04: The Development of the Constitution
2.05: The Ratification of the Constitution
2.06: Constitutional Change
2.07: Glossary
03: American Federalism
3.01: Introduction
3.02: The Division of Powers
3.03: The Evolution of American Federalism
3.04: Intergovernmental Relationships
3.05: Contemporary Issues in Federalism
3.06: Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism
3.07: Glossary
3.08: Federalist Papers 10 and 51
3.09: Unit One- Audio and Video Links
3.10: Landmark Cases in Federalism
04: Congress
4.01: Introduction
4.02: The Institutional Design of Congress
4.03: Congressional Elections
4.04: Congressional Representation
4.05: House and Senate Organizations
4.06: The Legislative Process
4.07: Glossary
05: The Presidency
5.01: Introduction
5.02: The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
5.03: The Presidential Election Process
5.04: Organizing to Govern
5.05: The Public Presidency
5.06: Presidential Governance- Direct Presidential Action
5.07: Glossary
06: The Courts
6.01: Introduction
6.02: Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
6.03: The Dual Court System
6.04: The Federal Court System
6.05: The Supreme Court
6.06: Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
6.07: Glossary
07: The Bureaucracy
7.01: Introduction
7.02: Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
7.03: Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
7.04: Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
7.05: Controlling the Bureaucracy
7.06: Glossary
7.07: Unit Two- Text and Audio Links
08: Public Opinion
8.01: The Nature of Public Opinion
8.02: How Is Public Opinion Measured
8.03: What Does the Public Think
8.04: Glossary
8.05: The Effects of Public Opinion
09: The Media
9.01: Introduction
9.02: What Is the Media
9.03: The Evolution of the Media
9.04: Regulating the Media
9.05: The Impact of the Media
9.06: Glossary
10: Political Parties
10.01: Introduction
10.02: What Are Parties and How Did They Form
10.03: The Two-Party System
10.04: The Shape of Modern Political Parties
10.05: Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
10.06: Glossary
11: Voting and Elections
11.01: Introduction
11.02: Voter Registration
11.03: Glossary
11.04: Voter Turnout
11.05: Elections
11.06: Campaigns and Voting
11.07: Direct Democracy
12: Interest Groups and Lobbying
12.01: Introduction
12.02: Interest Groups Defined
12.03: Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
12.04: Interest Groups as Political Participation
12.05: Pathways of Interest Group Influence
12.06: Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
12.07: Glossary
12.08: Unit Three- Text and Audio Links
13: Civil Liberties
13.01: Introduction
13.02: What Are Civil Liberties
13.03: Securing Basic Freedoms
13.04: The Rights of Suspects
13.05: Interpreting the Bill of Rights
13.06: Glossary
14: Civil Rights
14.01: Introduction
14.02: What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them
14.03: The African American Struggle for Equality
14.04: The Fight for Womens Rights
14.05: Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups- Native Americans Alaskans and Hawaiians
14.06: Equal Protection for Other Groups
14.07: Glossary
14.08: Unit Four- Text and Audio Links
14.09: Landmark Supreme Court CasesSelective Incorporation Highlights
15: Foreign Policy
15.01: Introduction
15.02: Foreign Policy Instruments
15.03: Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
15.04: Approaches to Foreign Policy
15.05: Glossary
16: Public Policy
16.01: What Is Public Policy
16.02: Glossary