ACGM Dautrich/Yalf/Bejaran, The Enduring Demcracy, Fifth Editin GOVT 2305 Federal Gvernment LEARNING OUTCOMES Upn successful cmpletin f this curse, students will: CORE CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES (shwn in blue thrughut) Critical Thinking Skills: Frm Yur Perspective, Diversity Dilemma, and Supreme Curt features all end with questins Fr Critical Thinking and Discussin, and end-f-chapter Quizzes als prmpt critical thinking. Cmmunicatin Skills: Fr Critical Thinking and Discussin questins culd be discussed in class r be used fr shrt writing assignments. Empirical & Quantitative Skills: Figures and tables include graphic data that can be analyzed. Wh Are Yu graphically displays persnal plling data in cntext f respnses frm curse sectins, the institutin, and natinally. Persnal and Scial Respnsibility: Frm Yur Perspective features prvide a student-fcused lk at the tpics presented in each chapter, encuraging students t cnsider their wn views and find pprtunities t get invlved in their cmmunities and American plitics. Learning Path activities: Watch and Cnsider vide intrductins give a quick verview f the chapter tpic via a pr-cn student debate and include critical thinking multiple chice questins that can be submitted fr a grade. (Critical Chapter Readings are interactive ebk versins f the text fr each chapter. (Critical Thinking Skills) Wh Are Yu plling activity asks students t share their pinin n tpics relating t the chapter and reprts the results against larger pll data. (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities include vide, primary surce, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and analyzing charts and maps activities that fcus n inquiry, analysis, evaluatin, and synthesis f infrmatin. Many prblem sets als ask students t manipulate and analyze data r bservable facts resulting in infrmed cnclusins. (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Analyze and Apply activities ask students t review an interactive infgraphic and answer a series f multiple chice questins interpreting the data. (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Wrap it Up Quizzes are 25 questin multiple-chice quizzes that help student assess their understanding f the chapter learning utcmes (Critical Thinking Skills) KnwNw American Gvernment Blg applies current events t key cncepts learned in the text, ften incrprating multimedia and data fr analysis and prmpts class discussin (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Explain the rigin and develpment f cnstitutinal demcracy in the United States. Chapter 2: The Funding and the Cnstitutin Discuss the rigins and causes f the American Revlutin Describe the first natinal gvernment under the Articles f Cnfederatin, including its strengths, weaknesses, and struggles Cmpare and cntrast the varius plans fr the new cnstitutin and the bstacles t agreement Chapter 2 Watch and Cnsider: The Cnstitutin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and evaluate the cnflict ver the pwer f Cngress thrugh the lens f the Cmmerce Clause. Chapter 2 Reading: The Funding and the Cnstitutin Wh Are Yu: Interpreting the Cnstitutin plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills)
amng the different clnies Explain the principles incrprated in the new cnstitutin, including ppular svereignty, the separatin f pwers, federalism, and limited gvernment Evaluate the advantages enjyed by thse seeking t ratify the new cnstitutin Assess the rle that the Federalist Papers played in ratificatin Explain the rigins f the Bill f Rights and its rle in securing ratificatin Describe the prcess f amending the Cnstitutin Outline the infrmal types f cnstitutinal change, including different frms f cnstitutinal interpretatin Fcus Activities: The Cnstitutin (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set examines the funding f the United States gvernment including why the clnists declared themselves independent frm Britain, and the structure and pwers f the Articles f Cnfederatin and the U.S. Cnstitutin. Cmmn Sense and American Independence The Declaratin f Independence Articles f Cnfederatin Checks and Balances Cmprmise and the Cnstitutin Analyze and Apply: Representing the States, Challenging a Natin (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) In this interactive infgraphic activity students will examine hw the funders balanced the needs f large and small states, and the mdern cnsequences f thse chices. Wrap it Up: Chapter 2 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f the American Cnstitutin. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Demnstrate knwledge f the federal system. Chapter 3: Federalism Define federalism and cmpare it t ther frms f gvernment, including cnfederatins and unitary systems f gvernment Explain hw the Cnstitutin differentiates between federal gvernment pwers, state gvernment pwers, and cncurrent pwers Describe the pwers accrded t Cngress under Article I Explain the significance f the supremacy clause, the preemptin dctrine, and the full faith and credit clause f Article IV in distributing svereignty Define the five eras f American federalism and assess the rle played by the Supreme Curt in articulating state federal relatins during each era Evaluate different frms f federalism (layer-cake federalism versus marble-cake federalism) in the mdern era Identify the advantages and disadvantages f federalism in terms f fairness and accuntability Chapter 3 Watch and Cnsider: Federalism vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical Chapter 3 Reading: Federalism Wh Are Yu: The Debate Over the Cnfederate Flag plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: Federalism (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set examines the structure and evlutin f the federal system f gvernment in the United States, including the cnstitutinal basis fr federalism, federal-state relatins, and mdern interpretatins f federalism. Cmparing cnfederal and federal systems Federalism and the U.S. Cnstitutin Dual and cperative federalism Analyze and Apply: Federal Supprt fr State Gvernments (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) In this interactive infgraphic activity students will examine the fiscal relatinship between the states and the federal gvernment. Wrap it Up: Chapter 3 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f Federalism. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical &
Describe separatin f pwers and checks and balances in bth thery and practice. Chapter 2: The Funding and the Cnstitutin Explain the principles incrprated in the new cnstitutin, including ppular svereignty, the separatin f pwers, federalism, and limited gvernment Chapter 3: Federalism in The Cnstitutinal Basis fr American Federalism sectin Identify the advantages and disadvantages f federalism in terms f fairness and accuntability Thrughut Chapters 6-9 Chapter 2 Watch and Cnsider: The Cnstitutin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and evaluate the cnflict ver the pwer f Cngress thrugh the lens f the Cmmerce Clause. Chapter 2 Reading: The Cnstitutin Wh Are Yu: Interpreting the Cnstitutin plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: The Cnstitutin (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set examines the funding f the United States gvernment including why the clnists declared themselves independent frm Britain, and the structure and pwers f the Articles f Cnfederatin and the U.S. Cnstitutin. Checks and Balances Cmprmise and the Cnstitutin Analyze and Apply: Representing the States, Challenging a Natin (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) In this interactive infgraphic activity students will examine hw the funders balanced the needs f large and small states, and the mdern cnsequences f thse chices. Wrap it Up: Chapter 2 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f the American Cnstitutin. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Chapter 3 Watch and Cnsider: Federalism vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical Chapter 3 Reading: Federalism Wh Are Yu: The Debate Over the Cnfederate Flag plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: Federalism (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set examines the structure and evlutin f the federal system f gvernment in the United States, including the cnstitutinal basis fr federalism, federal-state relatins, and mdern interpretatins f federalism. Cmparing cnfederal and federal systems The advantages and disadvantages f the U.S. federal system Federalism and the U.S. Cnstitutin Federalism and the Affrdable Care Act Dual and cperative federalism Analyze and Apply: Federal Supprt fr State Gvernments (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) In this interactive infgraphic activity students will examine the fiscal relatinship between the states and the federal gvernment. Wrap it Up: Chapter 3 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f
Federalism. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Thrughut Chapters 6-9 Demnstrate knwledge f the legislative, executive, and judicial branches f the federal gvernment. Supreme Curt features prvide a deeper lk at a variety f imprtant Supreme Curt cases and hw they affect ur lives, helping students with cntext and applicatin. Chapter 6: Cngress Define the rle the U.S. Cngress plays as the legislative branch f gvernment Identify the structure and pwers f Cngress, explain bicameralism, and distinguish between the rles f the Huse and Senate Assess the rle that plitical parties play in the leadership f Cngress Identify key leadership psitins and their functins in Cngress Explain reapprtinment and redistricting Cmpare and cntrast the different types f cmmittees fund in Cngress Describe the varius steps necessary fr a bill t becme a law Explain why Cngress ften delegates its lawmaking authrity t regulatry agencies Describe the rle f the Senate in cnfirming presidential appintments, and the cngressinal prcedures fr impeachment and remval f executive and judicial fficers Assess the casewrk functins f members f Cngress in assisting cnstituents, educating them n plicy issues, and perfrming ther services n their behalf Chapter 7: The Presidency Identify the past traits f presidents; assess the requirements fr hlding the psitin Describe the prcess by which presidents may be impeached and remved frm ffice Trace the evlutin f the presidency frm chief clerk in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries t eventual dminance ver the plitical system Chapter 6 Watch and Cnsider: Cngress vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and analyze Cngress as a representative institutin. Chapter 6 Reading: Cngress Wh Are Yu plling activity: Hw Much Cnfidence D Yu Have in Cngress? (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: The Cngress (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set fcuses n the Cngress, including an examinatin f cngressinal pwers, members f Cngress, reapprtinment, cngressinal cmmittees and legislative prcess, and lawmaking and cngressinal leadership. Cngressinal pwers Members f Cngress Reapprtinment Cngressinal cmmittees and legislative prcess Lawmaking and cngressinal leadership Analyze and Apply: Is Cngress Representative? (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) In this interactive infgraphic activity students will cmpare Cngress and the American ppulatin as a whle n a number f demgraphic dimensins. Wrap it Up: Chapter 6 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f the Cngress. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Chapter 7 Watch and Cnsider: The Presidency vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity yu will watch a brief vide and examine the rle f the president and the executive branch in American gvernment. Chapter 7 Reading: The Presidency Wh Are Yu: Cming t Grips with Executive Orders plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: The Presidency (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t the presidency, including presidential qualificatins and characteristics, presidential pwers, the rle f the president in the legislative prcess, presidential invlvement in dmestic and natinal security plicy. Presidential qualificatins and characteristics Presidential pwers The rle f the president in the legislative prcess Enacting the Civil Rights Act f 1964 Natinal security and presidential pwer
Explain hw the mdern presidency has persevered in the recent era f divisiveness Define the frmal pwers vested in the president under Article II f the Cnstitutin, including the vet, appintments, the pardn pwer, and cmmander-in-chief f the armed frces Discuss thse implied pwers f the presidency nt spelled ut in the Cnstitutin, including executive rders and agreements Describe the ther individuals and ffices in the executive branch that cntribute t the mdern presidency Assess hw the pwer f the presidency is enhanced by cmmunicatins with the public, the Cngress, and the media Chapter 8: The Federal Bureaucracy Describe the bureaucracy as part f the executive branch f gvernment rganized hierarchically with standard perating prcedures fr ding business Assess the critical rle that the bureaucracy plays in the implementatin f federal plicy Define delegated authrity and apply the cnditins under which such authrity is granted Distinguish the versight functin f Cngress ver the bureaucracy Evaluate why Cngress has prvided sme bureaucratic units with administrative judicatry authrity Describe hw the federal bureaucracy has evlved ver time, including substantial grwth spurts as a result f the New Deal and Great Sciety prgrams and the Cld War Explain methds fr attempting t cntrl r reduce the size and scpe f the federal bureaucracy thrugh privatizatin, devlutin, deregulatin, and accuntability Distinguish between the different types f agencies in the federal bureaucracy Describe the large scpe f the federal wrkfrce and the civil service rules gverning federal emplyment Analyze and Apply: A Day in the Life f the President (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) In this interactive activity students will examine the cntrast between the public and private schedules f the President. Wrap it Up: Chapter 7 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f the Presidency. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Chapter 8 Watch and Cnsider: The Bureaucracy vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and cnsider hw the bureaucracy functins in American plitical life. Chapter 8 Reading: The Federal Bureaucracy Wh Are Yu: A Career Wrking fr the Federal Gvernment plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: The Bureaucracy (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t the federal bureaucracy, including necessity f the bureaucracy, the evlutin f the bureaucracy, patrnage, and bureaucratic pwer. The necessity f the federal bureaucracy The evlutin f the federal bureaucracy Patrnage and the federal bureaucracy Bureaucratic pwer Analyze and Apply: Presidents and the Judiciary interactive infgraphic with quiz (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) In this interactive activity, students will examine and cmpare judicial nminating patterns acrss presidents. Wrap it Up: Chapter 8 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f the Bureaucracy. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Chapter 9 Watch and Cnsider: The Judiciary vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and analyze hw the judiciary functins in a separatin f pwers system. Chapter 9 Reading: The Judiciary Wh Are Yu: Cnfirming the Next Supreme Curt Justice plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: The Judiciary (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t the federal judiciary, including the jury system, the structure f the U.S. curt system, Supreme Curt nminatins, Supreme Curt prcesses, as well as judicial review, judicial activism, judicial restraint, and U.S. Supreme Curt decisin making. The jury system
Evaluate the rle f public pinin, interest grups, and plitical parties in the plitical system. Chapter 9: The Judiciary Cmpare the different categries f law Trace the develpment f the American legal system, including the rle played by the 50 state judicial systems within that larger system tday Cntrast the inquisitrial system with the adversarial system f justice; describe hw the civil prcess prceeds frm cmplaint t settlement r verdict, while the criminal justice system prceeds frm the initial charges t the final verdict r plea Define the pwer f judicial review Describe the structural limitatins n curts Learn hw federal and state judges are selected Trace a Supreme Curt case as it prceeds frm writ f certirari t final pinin Identify the factrs that influence judicial decisinmaking Describe sme f the recurring debates abut the prper rle f curts Chapter 10: Public Opinin Appraise the rle that public pinin plays in American demcracy and the plicy-making prcess Cmpare and cntrast the different ways in which public pinin may be expressed. Distinguish between the different levels f public pinin, frm brad values and beliefs, t partisan and idelgical rientatins, t attitudes and pinins n specific items Assess the mass public s level f knwledge abut American plitics and the capacity f the public t cntribute t the plitical prcess Assess the plitical scializatin prcess and identify the imprtant factrs (such as the family, schls, friends, religin) that cntribute t the develpment f plitical pinins Differentiate between a scientific pll and an unscientific pll Apply the criteria fr asking unbiased pll questins Analyze the findings frm a pll alng the dimensins f directin, intensity, and stability f public pinin Supreme Curt nminatins The structure f the U.S. curt system Judicial review, judicial activism, judicial restraint, and U.S. Supreme Curt decisin making The Supreme Curt and Immigratin Analyze and Apply: Presidents and the Judiciary (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) In this interactive infgraphic activity students will examine and cmpare judicial nminating patterns acrss presidents. Wrap it Up: Chapter 9 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f the Judiciary. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Chapter 10 Watch and Cnsider: Public Opinin and Plitical Scializatin vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and examine the rle f the schls in plitical scializatin. Chapter 10 Reading: Public Opinin Wh Are Yu: What Is Yur Plitical Idelgy plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: Public Opinin and Plitical Scializatin (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t public pinin and plitical scializatin, including the defining characteristics f public pinin, the impact f religin n public pinin, plling techniques, and the imprtance f public cnfidence in a demcracy. Defining characteristics f public pinin Religius differences and public pinin Public pinin and plling techniques Public cnfidence in a demcracy Nminatin battles Wrap it Up: Chapter 10 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f Public Opinin and Plitical Scializatin. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical &
Chapter 11: Interest Grups Assess the functin f interest grups as a mechanism by which grups f peple attempt t influence gvernment t advance shared gals Define pluralism as the thery that public plicy is largely the prduct f a variety f different interest grups cmpeting with ne anther t prmte laws that benefit members f their respective grups Cmpare and cntrast bth the benefits and criticisms f the interest-grup system in the United States Identify the reasns fr the grwth f interest grups in the United States ver the past few decades Evaluate the critical rle interest grups play in influencing plicymaking thrugh irn triangles and issue netwrks Distinguish between the three types f benefits that are derived frm grup membership: material, slidary and purpsive Assess the factrs that cntribute t each interest grup s level f influence n plicy Distinguish between ecnmic interest grups and nnecnmic interest grups accrding t their primary purpse Explain the free rider prblem that many interest grups face Identify the activities interest grups engage in t achieve their gals and influence public plicy Chapter 13: Plitical Parties and Vting Explain the histrical develpment f the mdern Demcratic and Republican Parties Define critical electins and party realignment and dealignment in the United States and cite examples f their ccurrence Identify and explain the fur brad functins f plitical parties Describe the histrical and legal factrs that cntributed t the develpment f the twparty system in the United States Assess the rle that third parties have played in U.S. electins Illustrate hw party rganizatins perate at the natinal, state, and lcal levels and hw they Chapter 11 Watch and Cnsider: Interest Grups vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and analyze the rle f interest grups in American plitics. Chapter 11 Reading: Interest Grups Wh Are Yu: Have Yu Cntributed t an Interest Grup plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: Interest Grups (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t interest grups, including the frmatin and maintenance f interest grups, types f interest grups, the effectiveness f interest grups, grassrts lbbying, and the regulatin f interest grups. The frmatin and maintenance f interest grups Types f interest grups The effectiveness f interest grups Grassrts lbbying Regulating interest grups Wrap it Up: Chapter 11 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f Interest Grups. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Chapter 13 Watch and Cnsider: Plitical Parties vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and cnsider the purpses f plitical parties in American plitics. Chapter 13 Reading: Plitical Parties and Vting Wh Are Yu: Are Yu a Demcrat, a Republican...r Smething Else? plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: Plitical Parties (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t plitical parties, including the histry f plitical parties in the United States, the functins f plitical parties, the cre cnstituencies f the majr plitical parties in the United States, the cnflicting nature f American plitical parties, and the difficulties third parties face in winning U.S. electins. The histry f plitical parties in the United States The activities and respnsibilities f plitical parties The cre cnstituencies f the majr plitical parties The cnflicting nature f the three functins f American plitical parties Third parties in American plitics
help their candidates win electins Analyze the decline in plitical parties ver the past few decades and assess the future prspects fr the parties Assess the rle f state gvernments in managing electins Evaluate the effect f cnstitutinal amendments n the expansin f vting rights in the United States Distinguish between the wide array f vter registratin systems implemented in the 50 states Assess the influence f different factrs in influencing vter turnut, including persnal demgraphics and the type f electin cntest Analyze the trends in U.S. vter turnut ver time and hw turnut in the United States cmpares t that in ther demcracies Explain the many frms f plitical participatin beynd vting Analyze and Apply: Partisanship in the United States, 1952-2012 (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Students will trace partisanship patterns frm 1952-2012 as well as hw they interact with divided and unified cntrl f gvernment. Analyze and Apply: Analyzing Data and Drawing Cnclusins (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Students will examine different data tls used by plitical scientists and ther researchers. Wrap it Up: Chapter 13 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f Plitical Parties and Vting. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Analyze the electin prcess. Chapter 14: Campaigns and Electins Describe the histrical develpment f the presidential selectin prcess Describe the activities f presidential candidates as they cmpete fr the invisible primary Distinguish between primaries and caucuses, and assess hw the timing f thse cntests plays a rle in the utcme f the nminatin prcess Assess the rle f natinal party cnventins Cmpare and cntrast incumbent races and pen electins Describe the strategies that candidates use t win electins Critique the electral cllege system Cmpare and cntrast the factrs that explain vte chices Assess the impact f mney n presidential campaigns, and describe the laws gverning campaign finance Define the pwer f incumbency, turnut levels, and presidential cattails in cngressinal electins Chapter 14 Watch and Cnsider: Electins with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills) In this activity students will watch a brief vide and cnsider the rle f citizens acrss electin types in the United States. Chapter 14 Reading: Campaigns and Electins Wh Are Yu: Wh Did Yu Vte fr in the 2016 Presidential Electin plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: Campaigning fr Office and Electins (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t campaigning fr ffice, including the advantages f incumbency, technlgical advances and the mdern plitical campaign, and campaign finance, PACs, and Super PACs; and cvers tpics related t electins, including the primary and nminatin prcess, partisan identificatin and vte chice, electins and the media, and the Electral Cllege. The advantages f incumbency Technlgical advances and the mdern plitical campaign Campaign finance, PACs, and Super PACs The primary system and nminatin prcess Partisan identificatin and vte chice Electins and the media The Electral Cllege Analyze and Apply: Wh Vtes? Midterms and Presidential Electins (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Students will cmpare the patterns f the electrate between the 2012 and 2014 electins and the subsequent legislative branch electin results.
Wrap it Up: Chapter 14 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f Campaigning fr Office and Electins. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Describe the rights and respnsibilities f citizens Frm Yur Perspective features encurage student interactin with the plitical system. Chapter 1: The Mre Things Change the Mre They Stay the Same Analyze current prblems and issues in American gvernment by applying histrical perspective Explain the philsphical underpinnings f the American plitical system thrugh the explratin f imprtant theries such as the scial cntract thery and the cncept f the natural law Cmpare and cntrast demcracy with ther frms f gvernment Assess the imprtance f the value f ppular svereignty, and hw that value is realized thrugh representative demcracy in the United States Define plitical culture and describe the unique cmbinatin f plitical beliefs and values that frms the American plitical culture, including majrity rule, liberty, limited gvernment, diversity, individualism, and equality f ecnmic pprtunity Assess the health f American demcracy and evaluate whether the American system is in decline by applying an histrical perspective n cntemprary plitics Evaluate cntemprary prblems by placing them in histrical cntext Chapter 4: Civil Liberties Cmpare civil rights t civil liberties; discuss the rigins f the Bill f Rights and the prcess f incrpratin Describe the free exercise clause; Identify the rules gverning the separatin f church and state and explain the tests fr uphlding Chapter 1 Watch and Cnsider: The Demcratic Republic vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and cnsider hw the federal minimum wage raises cncerns abut ecnmic equality versus ecnmic freedm. Chapter 1 Reading: Intrductin t the Enduring Demcracy Fcus Activities: The Demcratic Republic (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t understanding the United States as a Demcratic Republic, including the imprtance f the rule f law, bligatins f U.S. citizenship, pluralism, elitism and majritarianism, and direct versus indirect demcracy. The Rule f Law Obligatins f U.S. citizenship Pluralism, elitism, and majritarianism Majritarian r pluralist demcracy? Wrap it Up: Chapter 1 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f the Demcratic Republic. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Chapter 4 Watch and Cnsider: Civil Liberties vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and evaluate the civil liberties issues surrunding medical marijuana. Chapter 4 Reading: Civil Liberties Wh Are Yu: Natinal Security Versus Individual Rights plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: Civil Liberties (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set examines tpics related t civil liberties, including the Bill f Rights, Supreme Curt interpretatins, First Amendment rights, privacy rights, and the rights f the accused. Why did the Bill f Rights cme abut? Interpreting the Bill f Rights Freedm f expressin and the First Amendment Privacy and the Cnstitutin The cnstitutinality f the death penalty
gvernment accmmdatins f religin Outline the theries that justify giving heightened prtectin t expressin rights Assess the scpe f free speech rights, free press rights, and symblic speech; summarize the rules fr exempting frm prtectin lesservalue speech, including libel and bscenity Identify the scpe f the right t bear arms and the cnstitutinal limits n gun cntrl laws Assess the scpe f Furth and Fifth Amendment rights aimed at the accused, including the rights against search and seizure, duble jepardy, and the privilege against selfincriminatin Summarize the rights granted under the Sixth and Eighth Amendments Define the mdern privacy rights that apply t gvernment restrictins n abrtin, sdmy, and euthanasia. Chapter 5: Civil Rights, Equality, and Scial Mvements Define civil rights and the three types f equality: plitical, scial, and ecnmic List the means grups emply t pursue equality within and utside the system Assess the histry f racial discriminatin against African Americans, including the rle curts played in initially denying African Americans full equality Describe the Curt-created framewrk f equality, the vting rights legislatin, and the challenges they have presented in recent times. Summarize the histry f wmen s rights, including the rle f the curts in recgnizing such rights, frm wmen s suffrage up thrugh the present. Explain Title IX s effect n wmen s rights. Trace the struggles fr equality waged by ther minrity grups, including lder Americans, Americans with disabilities, and gays and lesbians. Assess the impact the war n terrrism has had n Muslim Americans. Evaluate the mre recent battles waged ver affirmative actin, racial prfiling, and the targeted plicing f neighbrhds. Analyze and Apply: Gun Ownership and Supprt fr Gun Cntrl Laws (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Students will explre patterns in gun wnership and supprt fr gun cntrl legislatin ver time. Wrap it Up: Chapter 4 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f Civil Liberties. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Chapter 5 Watch and Cnsider: Civil Rights vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and will cnsider similarities and differences between schl segregatin in the 1950s and in the 2010s. Chapter 5 Reading: Civil Rights, Equality, and Scial Mvements Wh Are Yu: Views n Racial and Ethnic Prfiling plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: Civil Rights (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t civil rights, including interpretatin f the Furteenth Amendment, the prcess f advancing civil rights fr varius minrity cmmunities, and the rle f the Supreme Curt in interpreting civil rights ver time. Interpreting the Furteenth Amendment The diverse quest fr civil rights Vting rights and vter turnut Title IX n campus Analyze and Apply: Inequality (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) In this interactive infgraphic activity students will identify differences in net wrth amng different grups. Wrap it Up: Chapter 5 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f Civil Rights. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical &
Analyze issues and plicies in U.S. plitics. Then and Nw features encurage students t think critically abut current issues and plicies in American gvernment in relatin t histrical precedents. Chapter 12: The Media and American Plitics Describe the purpse and evlutin f the Federal Cmmunicatins Cmmissin Cmpare and cntrast the varius functins that the media serve in the American plitical system Assess the evlutin frm a partisan press t a media fcused n bjectivity Explain hw changes in technlgy have transfrmed the nature f the media Identify the large variety f media that cver news and prvide pinin abut gvernment and plitics, including bth traditinal media and new media Appraise changes in audience and readership patterns, and the impact f thse changes n news cverage Describe hw the wnership f media rganizatins is cncentrated in large crpratins Cmpare and cntrast the different theries that have been develped t explain the effect that expsure t news has n viewers/readers Critique media cverage f plitics, including bias, sensatinalism, and the cncentratin f crprate wnership Chapter 15: American Dmestic Plicy Describe the varius stages in which the public plicymaking prcess unflds, as well as the varius players invlved Recgnize the different theries that justify decisins t craft fiscal plicy Trace the budget-making prcess, hw it unflds, and the rles played by Cngress and the president in the prcess Define the different categries f tax plicy and assess the differences between mandatry and discretinary spending by gvernment Trace the develpment f the Federal Reserve System in the United States Chapter 12 Watch and Cnsider: Media and Plitics vide intrductin with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and examine the rle f media in plitics as an infrmatin surce. Chapter 12 Reading: The Media and American Plitics Wh Are Yu: Are Yu a Citizen Jurnalist? (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Students will see hw their views cmpare t thse f their classmates. Fcus Activities: Media and Plitics (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set fcuses n media and plitics, including an examinatin f the credibility f the news media,the influence f the media n plitical campaigns and public plicy, and a histry f the evlutin f the fairnessdctrine. The credibility f the news media Candidates and scial media The influence f the media n public plicy The evlutin f Fairness Dctrine Wrap it Up: Chapter 12 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f Media and Plitics. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills, Scial Respnsibility Chapter 15 Watch and Cnsider: Dmestic Plicy vide intrductins with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical ThinkingSkills, Cmmunicatin Skills) In this activity students will watch a brief vide and cnsider the cre dmestic plicy areas in American plitics. Chapter 15 Reading: American Dmestic Plicy Wh Are Yu: Hw Much Ecnmic Regulatin Is Desirable plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities: Dmestic Plicy and Ecnmic Plicy (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t dmestic plicy, including the plicy making prcess, envirnmental plicy,and immigratin plicy. It als cvers tpics related t ecnmic plicy, including tax structures, balance f trade issues,and the need fr Scial Security refrm. The plicy making prcess Immigratin plicy Ecnmic plicy Tax refrm Scial Security refrm
Cmpare and cntrast the prevailing mdels f criminal justice plicymaking Cntrast the U.S. welfare state mdel t that fund in ther Western demcracies Assess the state f the Scial Security system, its prspects, and refrms; cntrast the varius taxfavred investment vehicles that supplement Scial Security. Cmpare America s health care system t Eurpean systems that feature universal care Chapter 16: American Freign Plicy Discuss the frmal pwers f Cngress and the president t cnduct freign plicy under the Cnstitutin Trace the histry f U.S. freign plicy, cmparing islatinism, pacifism, and expansinism Describe America s apprach t the Cld War, including theries f cntainment Discuss current freign plicy in the Middle East, including the nging war n terrrism Explain hw freign and military plicy is cnducted by the president, the State Department, the Natinal Security Cuncil, and varius intelligence agencies Describe hw members f Cngress, interest grups, and public pinin influence freign plicy Define the preemptin dctrine and explain hw it has been used t justify aggressive military actins in the Middle East Evaluate the state f Russian U.S. relatins, the nature f U.S. freign aid, and the rle f the United Natins Wrap it Up: Chapter 15 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f Dmestic Plicy and Ecnmic Plicy. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Chapter 16 Watch and Cnsider Freign Plicy and Natinal Security with critical thinking activatr questins (Critical In this activity students will watch a brief vide and cnsider the interactin between freign plicy and natinal security cncerns. Chapter 16 Reading: American Freign Plicy Wh Are Yu: Chsing the Candidate with the Right Military Plicy plling activity (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) Fcus Activities (Critical Thinking Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills) This Aplia prblem set cvers tpics related t freign plicy, including the U.S. apprach t freign plicy and natinal security, pragmatism and idelgy in U.S. freign plicy, the U.S. as a superpwer, and U.S. invlvement in Middle East cnflicts. Wrap it Up: Chapter 16 Quiz (Critical Thinking Skills) This final chapter activity will assess hw well students understand the facts, themes, and cncepts f Freign Plicy and Natinal Security. KnwNw American Gvernment Blg (Critical Thinking Skills, Cmmunicatin Skills, Empirical & Quantitative Skills, Scial Respnsibility)