Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics, Book 2, stresses content-based study of current issues through readings and written responses, role-plays, and debates. Lessons are arranged to match the divisions used by the College Board in the course description for U.S. Government and Politics.
Part 1 deals with the constitutional underpinnings of the U.S. government. Lessons include Separation of Powers: The Original Intent of the Founders and Theories of Governance: Who Governs? Part 2 explores political beliefs and behaviors. Lessons include Are Younger Voters Really Apathetic?, Formation of Political Beliefs: A Study in Seuss, and Politics and Religion. Part 3 focuses on political parties, interest groups, and mass media. Lessons include Campaign Financing and Demographics of Voters. Part 4 reviews the institutions of national government. Lessons include Why Great Individuals Do Not Always Become President, Separation of Powers: Let’s Change the Constitution, and Analyzing a Supreme Court Case. Part 5 studies public policy. Lessons include Bureaucratic Pathology and Interest Groups: The Madison Perspective. Part 6 examines civil rights and civil liberties. Lessons include Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure and Applied Affirmative Action. The Student Edition contains all the student handouts provided in the Teacher Guide.
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