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1. Module Introduction
2. Lecture Content
3. Reading: What is Government?
4. Reading: Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs
5. Reading: Engagement in a Democracy
6. Module Introduction
7. Lecture Content
8. Reading: The Philosophical Perspective
9. Reading: The First American Political System
10. Reading: Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
11. Reading: Constitutional Principles and Provisions
12. Putting It Together
13. Module Introduction
14. Lecture Content
15. Reading: Federalism As a Structure for Power
16. Reading: The Powers of National Government
17. Reading: The Meanings of Federalism
18. Reading: Why Federalism Works (More or Less)
19. Putting It Together
20. Video: The Affordable Care Act Challenges - the Individual Mandate & the Commerce Clause
21. Module Introduction
22. Lecture Content
23. Reading: The Powers of Congress
24. Reading: A Bicameral Legislative Branch
25. Reading: Congressional and Other Elections
26. Reading: Parties in Congress
27. Reading: The Legislative Process
28. Reading: Congress in the Information Age
29. Putting It Together
30. Module Introduction
31. Lecture Content
32. Reading: The Powers of the Presidency
33. Reading: Presidential Elections
34. Reading: How Presidents Get Things Done
35. Reading: The Presidency in the Information Age
36. Putting It Together
37. Module Introduction
38. Lecture Content
39. Reading: Introduction to Bureaucracy
40. Reading: Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
41. Reading: Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
42. Reading: Controlling the Bureaucracy
43. Module Introduction
44. Lecture Content
45. Reading: The U.S. Legal System
46. Reading: Power of the U.S. Supreme Court
47. Reading: Selecting Federal Judges
48. Reading: The Courts in the Information Age
49. Putting It Together
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