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1. Request Access
2. Course Introduction
3. Reflection Posts
4. Paper Topics
5. Question Pools
6. I Need Help
7. Unit Four Question Pool1
8. Unit Four Reflection Posts
9. Unit One Question Pool
10. Unit One Reflection Posts
11. Unit Three Question Pool
12. Unit Three Reflection Posts
13. Unit Two Question Pool
14. Unit Two Reflection Posts
15. Unit Four Paper Topics
16. Unit One Paper Topics
17. Unit Three Paper Topics
18. Introduction
19. What is Government?
20. Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs
21. Engagement in a Democracy
22. Glossary
23. Collective Action Presentation
24. Introduction
25. The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
26. The Articles of Confederation
27. The Development of the Constitution
28. The Ratification of the Constitution
29. Constitutional Change
30. Glossary
31. Introduction
32. The Division of Powers
33. The Evolution of American Federalism
34. Intergovernmental Relationships
35. Contemporary Issues in Federalism
36. Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism
37. Glossary
38. Federalist Papers #10 and #51
39. Unit One: Audio and Video Links
40. Landmark Cases in Federalism
41. Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
42. Introduction
43. The Institutional Design of Congress
44. Congressional Elections
45. Congressional Representation
46. House and Senate Organizations
47. The Legislative Process
48. Glossary
49. Introduction
50. The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
51. The Presidential Election Process
52. Organizing to Govern
53. The Public Presidency
54. Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
55. Glossary
56. Introduction
57. Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
58. The Dual Court System
59. The Federal Court System
60. The Supreme Court
61. Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
62. Glossary
63. Introduction
64. Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
65. Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
66. Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types
67. Controlling the Bureaucracy
68. Glossary
69. Unit Two: Text and Audio Links
70. Introduction
71. What Is the Media?
72. The Evolution of the Media
73. Regulating the Media
74. The Impact of the Media
75. Glossary
76. Introduction
77. What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
78. The Two-Party System
79. The Shape of Modern Political Parties
80. Glossary
81. Introduction
82. Interest Groups Defined
83. Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
84. Interest Groups as Political Participation
85. Pathways of Interest Group Influence
86. Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups
87. Glossary
88. Unit Three: Text and Audio Links
89. Introduction
90. What Are Civil Liberties?
91. Securing Basic Freedoms
92. The Rights of Suspects
93. Interpreting the Bill of Rights
94. Glossary
95. Introduction
96. What Are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them?
97. The African American Struggle for Equality
98. The Fight for Women’s Rights
99. Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians
100. Equal Protection for Other Groups
101. Glossary
102. Unit Four: Text and Audio Links
103. Landmark Supreme Court Cases—Selective Incorporation Highlights
104. The Nature of Public Opinion
105. Glossary
106. What Does the Public Think?
107. How Is Public Opinion Measured?
108. The Effects of Public Opinion
109. Introduction
110. Glossary
111. Voter Registration
112. Voter Turnout
113. Elections
114. Campaigns and Voting
115. Direct Democracy
116. Introduction
117. Foreign Policy Instruments
118. Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
119. Approaches to Foreign Policy
120. Glossary
121. What Is Public Policy?
122. Glossary
123. Declaration of Independence
124. The Constitution of the United States
125. Electoral College Votes by State, 2012–2020
126. Selected Supreme Court Cases
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