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American Government 4e

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Social Sciences

American Government 4e

OpenStax · introductory American government

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Civic engagement through foreign policy: the introductory government course, practiced as multiple choice and fill-in items.

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American Government

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One lesson for each chapter, from civic engagement through foreign policy. Read it, then open the same chapter in the book.

  1. 1American Government and Civic EngagementGovernment allocates authority. Politics is the contest over how that authority is used.
  2. 2The Constitution and Its OriginsThe Constitution is a bargain that divides power and sets a hard path for changing the bargain.
  3. 3American FederalismTwo governments govern the same people, and the Constitution says which jobs belong to which level.
  4. 4Civil LibertiesA civil liberty is a limit on what government may do to you.
  5. 5Civil RightsA civil right is a claim to equal treatment by government and, through statutes, by many private institutions.
  6. 6The Politics of Public OpinionA poll is only as good as its sample and its question.
  7. 7Voting and ElectionsWho may vote, who does vote, and how those votes are counted are three different questions.
  8. 8The MediaThe media do not only report a list of facts. They help decide which facts feel like the story.
  9. 9Political PartiesA party’s first job is to win office, not merely to publish a list of ideas.
  10. 10Interest Groups and LobbyingA group that seeks a benefit for many people must solve the problem that many people will let someone else do the work.
  11. 11CongressThe two chambers were built to slow each other down, and the rules still do that work.
  12. 12The PresidencyThe president acts fastest alone, and is checked hardest when the act needs money, a treaty, or a new statute.
  13. 13The CourtsThe Court does not take every case. Four justices must first agree that the case is worth hearing.
  14. 14State and Local GovernmentCities are creatures of the state. Their power is delegated, not sovereign.
  15. 15The BureaucracyBureaucrats do not only carry out a clear order. They fill in the details Congress left open.
  16. 16Domestic PolicyName the type of policy before you argue about it. A rule, a transfer, and a widely shared project are not the same fight.
  17. 17Foreign PolicyForeign policy is a goal plus a tool. Naming only the goal leaves out how the country intends to get there.