Lesson 1
Preface
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
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- License:
- Creative Commons Attribution
- Language:
- English
American Government
Unit 1
Preface
Unit 2
Students and the System
- American Government and Civic Engagement
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
What is Government?Lesson 4
Engagement in a Democracy
- The Constitution and Its Origins
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 3
The Articles of ConfederationLesson 6
Constitutional Change
- American Federalism
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
The Division of PowersLesson 4
Intergovernmental RelationshipsLesson 5
Competitive Federalism Today
Unit 3
Individual Agency and Action
- 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 1
IntroductionLesson 4
The Fight for Women’s Rights
- The Politics of Public Opinion
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
The Nature of Public OpinionLesson 3
How Is Public Opinion Measured?Lesson 4
What Does the Public Think?Lesson 5
The Effects of Public Opinion
- Voting and Elections
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
Voter RegistrationLesson 3
Voter TurnoutLesson 4
ElectionsLesson 5
Campaigns and VotingLesson 6
Direct Democracy
Unit 4
Toward Collective Action: Mediating Institutions
- 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 1
IntroductionLesson 3
The Two-Party System
- Interest Groups and Lobbying
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
Interest Groups Defined
Unit 5
Delivering Collective Action: Formal Institutions
- Congress
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 3
Congressional ElectionsLesson 4
Congressional RepresentationLesson 5
House and Senate OrganizationsLesson 6
The Legislative Process
- The Presidency
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 4
Organizing to GovernLesson 5
The Public Presidency
- The Courts
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 3
The Dual Court SystemLesson 4
The Federal Court SystemLesson 5
The Supreme Court
- State and Local Government
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
State Power and DelegationLesson 3
State Political CultureLesson 4
Governors and State LegislaturesLesson 5
State Legislative Term LimitsLesson 6
County and City Government
Unit 6
The Outputs of Government
- The Bureaucracy
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 5
Controlling the Bureaucracy
- Domestic Policy
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
What Is Public Policy?Lesson 3
Categorizing Public PolicyLesson 4
Policy ArenasLesson 5
PolicymakersLesson 6
Budgeting and Tax Policy
- Foreign Policy
Lesson 1
IntroductionLesson 2
Defining Foreign PolicyLesson 3
Foreign Policy InstrumentsLesson 5
Approaches to Foreign Policy
Unit 7
Declaration of Independence
Lesson 1
Declaration of Independence
Unit 8
The Constitution of the United States
Unit 9
Federalist Papers #10 and #51
Lesson 1
Federalist Papers #10 and #51
Unit 10
Electoral College Votes by State, 2012–2020
Unit 11
Selected Supreme Court Cases
Lesson 1
Selected Supreme Court Cases