Lecture Notes

American Government

The Origins of the Constitution

 

Principles of American Government

*Government and the State *Power Point

*Forms of Government *Power Point

*Basic Ideas of Democracy *Power Point

Origins of American Government

*Our Political Beginnings *Power Point

*The Coming of Independence *Power Point

*The Critical Period *Power Point

*Creating the Constitution *Power Point

*Ratifying the Constitution *Power Point

The Constitution

*Six Basic Principles *Power Point

*Formally Changing the Constitution *Power Point

*Informal Amendment *Power Point

The Congress

Congress

*The National Legislature *Power Point

*The House *Power Point

*The Senate *Power Point

*The Members *Power Point

Power of Congress

*The Scope of Congress's Powers *Power Point

*The Expressed Powers *Power Point

*The Implied Powers *Power Point

*The Nonlegislative Powers *Power Point

Congress in Action

*Congress Organizes *Power Point

*Committees in Congress *Power Point

*How a Bill Becomes a Law *Power Point

*Stage Three- The Bill in the Other House *Power Point

The Executive Branch and Federal Bureaucracy

The Presidency

*The President's Job Description *Power Point

*Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency *Power Point

*Presidential Selection *Power Point

*Nominating Presidential Candidates *Power Point

*The National Convention *Power Point

*The Election *Power Point

The Presidency in Action

*Views of Presidential Power*Power Point

*Executive Powers*Power Point

*Diplomatic and military Powers*Power Point

*Legislative and Military Powers*Power Point

*The President's Advisors*Power Point

The Government Bureaucracy

*The Federal Bureaucracy *Power Point

*The Executive Departments and Agencies *Power Point

*The Civil Service *Power Point

The Federal Courts and the Supreme Courts

The Federal Court System

*The National Judiciary *Power Point

*The Inferior Courts *Power Point

*The Supreme Courts *Power Point

*The Special Courts *Power Point

State and Local Governments

State and Local Governments

*The State Legislatures *Power Point

*The State Executive Branch *Power Point

*Counties, Towns, and Townships *Power Point

*Cities and Metropolitan Areas *Power Point

Federalism

*Division of Power *Power Point

*The National Government and the 50 States *Power Point

*Interstate Relations *Power Point

The Political Process

Political Parties

*Political Parties *Power Point

*The Two- Party System *Power Point

*The Two- Party System in American Politics *Power Point

*Minor Parties *Power Point

*The Organization of Political Parties *Power Point

Voters and Voter Behavior

U.S. Voting History *Power Point

Voter Qualifications Among the States *Power Point

Suffrage and Civil Rights *Power Point

Nonvoting *Power Point

Voter Behavior *Power Point

The Electoral Process

*The Nominating Process *Power Point

*Elections *Power Point

*Money and the Election Process *Power Point

Mass Media and Public Opinion

*Public Opinion *Power Point

*Measuring Public Opinion *Power Point

*The Mass Media and politics *Power Point

The Administrations of Justice

Protecting Individual Freedoms

*Due Process of Law *Power Point

*Freedom and Security *Power Point

*Rights of the Accused *Power Point

*Punishment *Power Point

Civil Rights

*Diversity and Discrimination *Power Point

*Equality Before the Law *Power Point

*Federal Civil Rights Laws *Power Point

*American Citizenship *Power Point

 

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