Lesson 1
Preface
- Subject:
- Social Science, Political Science
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Level:
- Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Tags:
- License:
- Creative Commons Attribution
- Language:
- English
American Government
American Government is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester American government course. This title includes innovative features designed to enhance student learning, including Insider Perspective features and a Get Connected Module that shows students how they can get engaged in the political process. The book provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of American government and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. American Government includes updated information on the 2016 presidential election.
Senior Contributing Authors
Glen Krutz (Content Lead), University of Oklahoma
Sylvie Waskiewicz, PhD (Lead Editor)
- American Government and Civic Engagement
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
What is Government?Lesson 4
Engagement in a Democracy
- The Constitution and Its Origins
Lesson 5
IntroductionLesson 7
The Articles of ConfederationLesson 10
Constitutional Change
- American Federalism
Lesson 11
IntroductionLesson 12
The Division of PowersLesson 13
The Evolution of American FederalismLesson 14
Intergovernmental RelationshipsLesson 15
Competitive Federalism Today
- Civil Liberties
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
What Are Civil Liberties?Lesson 3
Securing Basic FreedomsLesson 4
The Rights of SuspectsLesson 5
Interpreting the Bill of Rights
- Civil Rights
Lesson 6
IntroductionLesson 9
The Fight for Women’s RightsLesson 11
Equal Protection for Other Groups
- The Politics of Public Opinion
Lesson 12
IntroductionLesson 13
The Nature of Public OpinionLesson 14
How Is Public Opinion Measured?Lesson 15
What Does the Public Think?Lesson 16
The Effects of Public Opinion
- Voting and Elections
Lesson 17
IntroductionLesson 18
Voter RegistrationLesson 19
Voter TurnoutLesson 20
ElectionsLesson 21
Campaigns and VotingLesson 22
Direct Democracy
- The Media
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
What Is the Media?Lesson 3
The Evolution of the MediaLesson 4
Regulating the MediaLesson 5
The Impact of the Media
- Political Parties
Lesson 6
IntroductionLesson 8
The Two-Party System
- Interest Groups and Lobbying
Lesson 11
IntroductionLesson 12
Interest Groups DefinedLesson 15
Pathways of Interest Group Influence
- Congress
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 3
Congressional ElectionsLesson 4
Congressional RepresentationLesson 5
House and Senate OrganizationsLesson 6
The Legislative Process
- The Presidency
Lesson 7
IntroductionLesson 10
Organizing to GovernLesson 11
The Public Presidency
- The Courts
Lesson 13
IntroductionLesson 15
The Dual Court SystemLesson 16
The Federal Court SystemLesson 17
The Supreme Court
- State and Local Government
Lesson 19
IntroductionLesson 20
State Power and DelegationLesson 21
State Political CultureLesson 22
Governors and State LegislaturesLesson 23
State Legislative Term LimitsLesson 24
County and City Government
- The Bureaucracy
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 5
Controlling the Bureaucracy
- Domestic Policy
Lesson 6
IntroductionLesson 7
What Is Public Policy?Lesson 8
Categorizing Public PolicyLesson 9
Policy ArenasLesson 10
PolicymakersLesson 11
Budgeting and Tax Policy
- Foreign Policy
Lesson 12
IntroductionLesson 13
Defining Foreign PolicyLesson 14
Foreign Policy InstrumentsLesson 16
Approaches to Foreign Policy
Lesson 1
Declaration of Independence
Lesson 1
Federalist Papers #10 and #51
Lesson 1
Selected Supreme Court Cases