U.S. Government: Problems and Possibilities (Part 1)

PART 1 of 2: This U.S. government class looks at the ideals of the United States government and how those ideals have played out in U.S. history.

Course curriculum

1. Getting Started/How to Use This Platform
2. REQUIRED MATERIALS
3. Class Description
4. A Note About Grades and Grading Your Work
1. LESSON MATERIALS
2. READING: U.S. Constitution
3. LECTURE: Introduction to U.S. Government
4. ASSIGNMENT: One Document Under Siege
1. LESSON MATERIALS
2. ASSIGNMENT: Constitution Q&A
1. LESSON MATERIALS
2. VIDEO: A 3-Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights
3. READING: The Bill of Rights
1. LESSON MATERIALS
2. LECTURE: Federalism
3. READING: Federalist Paper No. 51
1. LESSON MATERIALS
2. READING: The Anti-Federalist Papers
1. Tips for Answering Free Response Questions
2. ASSIGNMENT: Free Response Question
1. LESSON MATERIALS
2. READING: Chief Justice Roger Taney’s Majority Opinion in Dred Scott vs. Sandford
1. LESSON MATERIALS
2. LECTURE: Elections and the Electoral College
3. ASSIGNMENT: Free Response Question
1. LESSON MATERIALS
2. LECTURE: How a Bill Becomes a Law

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