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Basics of American Politics

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Basics of American Politics

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Lumen Learning
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Contents· 121 sections
  1. 01: American Government and Civic Engagement
  2. 1.01: Introduction
  3. 1.02: What is Government
  4. 1.03: Who Governs Elitism Pluralism and Tradeoffs
  5. 1.04: Engagement in a Democracy
  6. 1.05: Glossary
  7. 1.06: Collective Action Presentation
  8. 02: The Constitution and Its Origins
  9. 2.01: Introduction
  10. 2.02: The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
  11. 2.03: The Articles of Confederation
  12. 2.04: The Development of the Constitution
  13. 2.05: The Ratification of the Constitution
  14. 2.06: Constitutional Change
  15. 2.07: Glossary
  16. 03: American Federalism
  17. 3.01: Introduction
  18. 3.02: The Division of Powers
  19. 3.03: The Evolution of American Federalism
  20. 3.04: Intergovernmental Relationships
  21. 3.05: Contemporary Issues in Federalism
  22. 3.06: Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism
  23. 3.07: Glossary
  24. 3.08: Federalist Papers 10 and 51
  25. 3.09: Unit One- Audio and Video Links
  26. 3.10: Landmark Cases in Federalism
  27. 04: Congress
  28. 4.01: Introduction
  29. 4.02: The Institutional Design of Congress
  30. 4.03: Congressional Elections
  31. 4.04: Congressional Representation
  32. 4.05: House and Senate Organizations
  33. 4.06: The Legislative Process
  34. 4.07: Glossary
  35. 05: The Presidency
  36. 5.01: Introduction
  37. 5.02: The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
  38. 5.03: The Presidential Election Process
  39. 5.04: Organizing to Govern
  40. 5.05: The Public Presidency
  41. 5.06: Presidential Governance- Direct Presidential Action
  42. 5.07: Glossary
  43. 06: The Courts
  44. 6.01: Introduction
  45. 6.02: Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
  46. 6.03: The Dual Court System
  47. 6.04: The Federal Court System
  48. 6.05: The Supreme Court
  49. 6.06: Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
  50. 6.07: Glossary
  51. 07: The Bureaucracy
  52. 7.01: Introduction
  53. 7.02: Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
  54. 7.03: Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
  55. 7.04: Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
  56. 7.05: Controlling the Bureaucracy
  57. 7.06: Glossary
  58. 7.07: Unit Two- Text and Audio Links
  59. 08: Public Opinion
  60. 8.01: The Nature of Public Opinion
  61. 8.02: How Is Public Opinion Measured
  62. 8.03: What Does the Public Think
  63. 8.04: Glossary
  64. 8.05: The Effects of Public Opinion
  65. 09: The Media
  66. 9.01: Introduction
  67. 9.02: What Is the Media
  68. 9.03: The Evolution of the Media
  69. 9.04: Regulating the Media
  70. 9.05: The Impact of the Media
  71. 9.06: Glossary
  72. 10: Political Parties
  73. 10.01: Introduction
  74. 10.02: What Are Parties and How Did They Form
  75. 10.03: The Two-Party System
  76. 10.04: The Shape of Modern Political Parties
  77. 10.05: Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
  78. 10.06: Glossary
  79. 11: Voting and Elections
  80. 11.01: Introduction
  81. 11.02: Voter Registration
  82. 11.03: Glossary
  83. 11.04: Voter Turnout
  84. 11.05: Elections
  85. 11.06: Campaigns and Voting
  86. 11.07: Direct Democracy
  87. 12: Interest Groups and Lobbying
  88. 12.01: Introduction
  89. 12.02: Interest Groups Defined
  90. 12.03: Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
  91. 12.04: Interest Groups as Political Participation
  92. 12.05: Pathways of Interest Group Influence
  93. 12.06: Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
  94. 12.07: Glossary
  95. 12.08: Unit Three- Text and Audio Links
  96. 13: Civil Liberties
  97. 13.01: Introduction
  98. 13.02: What Are Civil Liberties
  99. 13.03: Securing Basic Freedoms
  100. 13.04: The Rights of Suspects
  101. 13.05: Interpreting the Bill of Rights
  102. 13.06: Glossary
  103. 14: Civil Rights
  104. 14.01: Introduction
  105. 14.02: What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them
  106. 14.03: The African American Struggle for Equality
  107. 14.04: The Fight for Womens Rights
  108. 14.05: Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups- Native Americans Alaskans and Hawaiians
  109. 14.06: Equal Protection for Other Groups
  110. 14.07: Glossary
  111. 14.08: Unit Four- Text and Audio Links
  112. 14.09: Landmark Supreme Court CasesSelective Incorporation Highlights
  113. 15: Foreign Policy
  114. 15.01: Introduction
  115. 15.02: Foreign Policy Instruments
  116. 15.03: Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
  117. 15.04: Approaches to Foreign Policy
  118. 15.05: Glossary
  119. 16: Public Policy
  120. 16.01: What Is Public Policy
  121. 16.02: Glossary