Topic 1
Preface
Lesson 1
Preface
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- Openstax College
- Tags:
- License:
- Creative Commons Attribution
- Language:
- English
American Government
Topic 2
Students and the System
- American Government and Civic Engagement
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 2
What is Government?
Lesson 4
Engagement in a Democracy
- The Constitution and Its Origins
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 3
The Articles of Confederation
Lesson 6
Constitutional Change
- American Federalism
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 2
The Division of Powers
Lesson 4
Intergovernmental Relationships
Lesson 5
Competitive Federalism Today
Topic 3
Individual Agency and Action
- Civil Liberties
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 2
What Are Civil Liberties?
Lesson 3
Securing Basic Freedoms
Lesson 4
The Rights of Suspects
Lesson 5
Interpreting the Bill of Rights
- Civil Rights
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 4
The Fight for Women’s Rights
- The Politics of Public Opinion
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 2
The Nature of Public Opinion
Lesson 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
Introduction
Lesson 2
Voter Registration
Lesson 3
Voter Turnout
Lesson 4
Elections
Lesson 5
Campaigns and Voting
Lesson 6
Direct Democracy
Topic 4
Toward Collective Action: Mediating Institutions
- The Media
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 2
What Is the Media?
Lesson 3
The Evolution of the Media
Lesson 4
Regulating the Media
Lesson 5
The Impact of the Media
- Political Parties
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 3
The Two-Party System
- Interest Groups and Lobbying
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 2
Interest Groups Defined
Topic 5
Delivering Collective Action: Formal Institutions
- Congress
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 3
Congressional Elections
Lesson 4
Congressional Representation
Lesson 5
House and Senate Organizations
Lesson 6
The Legislative Process
- The Presidency
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 4
Organizing to Govern
Lesson 5
The Public Presidency
- The Courts
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 3
The Dual Court System
Lesson 4
The Federal Court System
Lesson 5
The Supreme Court
- State and Local Government
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 2
State Power and Delegation
Lesson 3
State Political Culture
Lesson 4
Governors and State Legislatures
Lesson 5
State Legislative Term Limits
Lesson 6
County and City Government
Topic 6
The Outputs of Government
- The Bureaucracy
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 5
Controlling the Bureaucracy
- Domestic Policy
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 2
What Is Public Policy?
Lesson 3
Categorizing Public Policy
Lesson 4
Policy Arenas
Lesson 5
Policymakers
Lesson 6
Budgeting and Tax Policy
- Foreign Policy
Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 2
Defining Foreign Policy
Lesson 3
Foreign Policy Instruments
Lesson 5
Approaches to Foreign Policy
Topic 7
Declaration of Independence
Lesson 1
Declaration of Independence
Topic 8
The Constitution of the United States
Topic 9
Federalist Papers #10 and #51
Lesson 1
Federalist Papers #10 and #51
Topic 10
Electoral College Votes by State, 2012–2020
Topic 11
Selected Supreme Court Cases
Lesson 1
Selected Supreme Court Cases