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